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The Transportation Security Administration and ACI EUROPE agree in principle to open architecture for security screening technology throughout Europe

The chief executives from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International), and airport and industry stakeholders, including London Heathrow, Avinor, and the European Organization for Security (EOS), met in Brussels to endorse their continued collaboration and address open architecture for airport security systems.

Implementing open architecture principles into the security screening system will focus on open data formats, standard interfaces, and the establishment of an operationally viable and cyber-secure approach to security systems. Open architecture principles will facilitate uniform standards and an agile response to emerging threats.

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