What data does the subscriber provide the Trusted Agent to lookup the subscriber's S-DEERS information?

• A. Certificate number
• B. Social Security Number
• C. EDIPI/DOD ID number
• D. Token Serial number

Answer: (C)

The essential idea is that S-DEERS lookups use a unique DoD identifier assigned to the person. The EDIPI, the DoD ID number, serves as that unique key across all DoD systems, so a Trusted Agent uses it to retrieve the correct DEERS record. Other data like a certificate number or a token serial number don’t identify the person’s DEERS record, and while a Social Security Number is highly sensitive, it isn’t the standard key used to look up S-DEERS. In short, the EDIPI/DOD ID number is the official identifier used to pull up the subscriber’s S-DEERS information.