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Fact Sheet: Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Prototype

Release Date: 11/17/04 00:00:00

TWIC is a tamper-resistant credential that contains biometric information about the holder which renders the card useless to anyone other than the rightful owner.  Using this biometric data, each transportation facility can verify the identity of a worker and help prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing secure areas.   Currently, many transportation workers must carry a different identification card for each facility they access. A standard TWIC would improve the flow of commerce by eliminating the need for redundant credentials and streamlining the identity verification process.

Participants: up to 200,000

Prototype Sites: 34 locations in six states

Technologies included on the card:

  • 64K contact Integrated Circuit Chip
  • 4K (DesFire v6contactless) Integrated Circuit Chip
  • dual-interface card (anticipate 72K) Integrated Circuit Chip
  • Magnetic stripe
  • Two-dimensional bar code
  • Linear (3 of 9) bar code
  • Unique card serial number
  • Digital photo that complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard

Security features:

  • Guilloche patterns
  • Micro text
  • UV printing
  • Holographic overlays

TWIC Prototype Sites (34)

East Coast

  • Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay (Philadelphia, Pa.)*
  • MacArthur Airport (Islip, N.Y.)
  • AMTRAK (Del.)
  • Broadway Marine Terminal (N.J.)
  • Beckett Street Terminal (N.J.)
  • Gloucester Terminal (N.J.)
  • SEPTA (Pa.)
  • Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (Pa.)
  • CSX  (Pa.)
  • Port of Wilmington (DE)

Southern California

  • Long Beach Container Terminal*
  • Port of Los Angeles
  • Port of Long Beach
  • American President Line (APL, Ltd.) Shipping Company
  • British Petroleum Marine Terminal  
  • Crowley Marine Services
  • Hanjin Shipping Company
  • Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) (Union Pacific Railroad)
  • Maersk Shipping Company
  • Stevedoring Services of America (SSA Marine) Shipping Company
  • Los Angeles International Airport

Florida

  • Port of Pensacola*
  • Port Canaveral*
  • Port Everglades
  • Port of Panama City
  • Port of Fernandina
  • Port of Jacksonville
  • Port of Tampa
  • Port of St. Petersburg
  • Port of Manatee
  • Port of Palm Beach
  • Port of Miami-Dade
  • Port of Key West
  • Miami International Airport (Pending)

* Denotes site issuing cards the week of November 15 , 2004

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November 17, 2004

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