Framework for augmenting security systems at airports

Abstract

Terrorist threats and narcotics are the major security concerns in India. The ease with which the terrorists and smugglers travel inter and intra countries using fake identifications, visas, falsely generated immigration documents and tampered passports is a scenario that is a huge challenge to various countries and they are finding a solution to combat the same. The present checks at the airports are reliable but not autonomously reliable. There are still reports of security breaches, plane hijacking and smuggling, etc. The obnoxious fact is that we cannot just depend on the existing security system as we solely trust the optikos of a human being that can be deceived. Hence, there is need for the airport authorities to reengineer their security system to restrict the infiltrators. Identifying individuals before they board the plane is crucial to ensure safety of passengers and therefore high security at airports has become apparent. The objective of the paper is to establish a security framework that would not be swindled under any circumstances and one that performs unequivocal identification of passengers.