Opening Pandoras Box - The Social Security Number from 1937 to 2018

Abstract
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction
The Social Security Act and Registration
The Social Security Number Format
	Area Numbers
		Table 1- Assignment by SSA Area Number
		Table 2- Assigned Ranges By State
	Group Numbers
		Table 3- Group Order Assignment
	Serial Number
	Construction, Validity and Insight on SSN Issuance Trends
		Table 4- Final Published High Group Listing- June 2011
		Limitations of Construction
Expanded Use of the SSN
	Expanded Use Cases
		Figure 1- IRS Form 1040 (1962)
Risk Recognition
	Authenticators vs Identifiers
	Identity Theft and National Security
	Breaches, Data Brokers and the DarkWeb
		The Dark Web and Information Sales
			Figure 3- ICIT Screenshot of Alpha Bay Listing Dated 1/18/2017 of Equifax and Transunion Credit Reports Available for Sale
Risk Reduction Activities
	Backing away from the SSN- (costs and effort)
		DOD and the VA
		Medicare
			Figure 4- Sample New Medicare Card (2018) vs Earlier Version (right)
	SSN Randomization
		Synthetic Identity Fraud
			Figure 5- ID Analytics: Comparison of the Natural Growth of New SSNs Pre- and Post-Randomization
Alternate Identity Systems
Conclusions
Appendices
References