External screening
Added on 13/02/2026
Automated screening
With the connection between the AIGIS platform of the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport and the Alfapass systems, we have taken a new step in port security. Every Alfapass identity and preannounced visitor in Prean will be screened by the system. Alfapass identities will be automatically deactivated once an external screening comes back negative. No set-up or further configuration is required to benefit from this feature. There are several places within our applications that show whenever identities have failed the screening and the appropriate warnings are in place.
The Alfapass Smartcard
Every Alfapass Smartcard holder is automatically screened on a regular basis. When an existing cardholder receives a ban, their smartcard becomes deactivated. A similar check happens whenever a new smartcard is issued. This prevents the company that creates the preannouncement from adding the banned identity as a visitor.
Visitor details on the preannouncement
When reviewing a preannouncement, the Visitor section of the preannouncement shows if the external screening has run and returns the result. Expand the details to see more information. The 'External screening' section shows you a history with timestamps since the creation of the preannouncement.
Three different statuses can be shown:
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|---|---|---|
| The external screening for this visitor has run successfully and came back clear. No additional warnings will be shown. | The external screening for this visitor has run and came back negative. The visitor is linked to a negative screening. Warnings will be shown when approving or announcing this visitor. | The external screening has not run or the AIGIS services are currently unavailable. An additional warning will be shown when approving or announcing this visitor. |
Announcement by security
It could be possible that a screening only becomes negative after a preannouncement has been made and approved. In this case the system will alarm the security user upon announcing the visitor.
In the case of a visit that was not preannounced, the external check will run immediately upon announcal and will return the same warnings.
A similar warning is shown when the screening hasn't been executed or the AIGIS services are unavailable.
