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How is it affiliated with TSA Precheck? I'm quite sure I've never directly used login.gov for anything related to my TSA Precheck, and I don't have a password associated with it either.

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Interesting! It was my understanding that TSA Precheck was lumped in with Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI, all of which make up DHS'/CBP's Trusted Traveler Programs [1] [2]. I have Global Entry, so have not used the TSA Precheck enrollment flow (I steer those who ask to Global Entry, as it's only $15 more over 5 years vs Precheck and gives you everything TSA Precheck does but also CBP expedited clearance benefits at the US border). I'll have to do more research, thanks for pointing this out.

Interestingly enough, the TSA Jobs portal does use Login.gov. [3]

[1] https://login.gov/help/specific-agencies/trusted-traveler-pr...

[2] https://ttp.dhs.gov/

[3] https://candidates.tsa.dhs.gov/s/

I applied for Global Entry in 2017ish, and at the time it didn't use login.gov. I renewed my passport and had to update my passport number in the system this year, and that was my first exposure to login.gov. So sometime between 2017 and 2021, they started using login.gov.

The process for establishing identity for login.gov was frighteningly easy. It required something like my Global Entry ID and my full name only, and then it automatically connected with other details about me.

This is good to know.

The takeaway for me is to go claim my login.gov ID (if possible) before someone else does.

Please report back, I’m always interested in feedback on how the product is performing from a user experience perspective. Also recommend trying to login to your social security account with it, as it’ll take you through an identity proofing flow where a government ID (which you’ll provide photos of front and back) is used for proofing.

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