Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International

Secure Baggage Tag Architecture

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Zero-trust tag design

A tag that reveals less—and verifies more.

BAG-DNA separates the public routing surface from protected identity and continuously validates that tag, seal, journey, and physical bag still agree.

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Public routing layer

Encrypted internal identity

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Layered controls

Identity security architecture

Visible public layer

Flight number and operational routing only. No passenger name is exposed on the tag.

Encrypted identity layer

Passenger reference, itinerary, internal tracking, and security attestations protected by role-based access.

Rotating QR validation

A time-limited validation token prevents copied photographs from acting as durable credentials.

RFID / NFC verification

Machine-readable custody identity supports automated handoffs and smart-seal integrity checks.

Mismatch detection

Visual, weight, route, tag, and seal identities are reconciled at every critical checkpoint.

Physical DNA binding

The tag is continuously compared to the bag’s enrolled visual fingerprint and dimensions.