Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT), December 7, 2012.  IDENT is the central DHS-wide system for storage and processing of biometric and associated biographic information for national security; law enforcement; immigration and border management; intelligence; background investigations for national security positions and certain positions of public trust; and associated testing, training, management reporting, planning and analysis, or other administrative uses. This PIA and the attached appendices provide transparency into how the system uses PII and details the system’s sharing partners and functions.