For frequent fliers, they're used to the process. You place your laptop in the bin and slip off your shoes. But after years of turning flying into more of a science, government officials say travelers can expect that snail pace of security to speed up in the future.

"Moving towards an intelligence approach to how we screen (passengers)," said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. "One of the first things you'll see over time is the ability to keep your shoes on."

Despite the apparent changes ahead, Napolitano says no technology meets government standards to screen shoes for explosive at airports while passengers wear them. Officials have not been able to say for certain that this technology will exit in the future, though they are working to develop it.

So are we better off sticking with the restrictions in the name of safety?

It's a decision that's getting mixed reviews from passengers.

"I think that that's great because I'm the type of person I don't like to put my feet on somebody else's floor so I think that's great," said Keisha Gulley, a traveler.

"It worries me a little bit because I think something else will be coming in its place. You know, I mean it will be leave your shoes on but spend more time in the scanner or something."

Removing shoes during screening has been a common complaint among airline travelers since security was increased after a member of al-Qaida tried to detonate a bomb built into his shoe aboard an American Airlines flight.

In December 2001, Richard Reid tried to blow up a flight from Paris to Miami. He tried to detonate explosive hidden in his sneakers and later pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in 2002.

What we likely won't see a change in is the limitations on liquids onboard airplanes. That restriction will likely stay in place for years. Napolitano says the technology to quickly distinguish harmless liquids from explosives just doesn't exist yet. So for now, TSA officials will do that it takes to keep the skies safe.

"We'd love to have a kind of a screening portal that you just step in and, boom, it's got everything and you go through and it's painless and very, very quick," Napolitano said. "The technology isn't quite there yet and it won't be for a while, but I think one of the first things you will see over time is the ability to keep your shoes on, and one of the last things you will probably see is a reduction or removing the limitation on liquids."

In July, the government announced that TSA will begin testing a program this fall with a small number of travelers who volunteer personal information. If cleared, these travelers could go through security faster - in some cases, because they won't be asked to take their shoes off. But participants still might be asked to remove their shoes, TSA Administrator John Pistole told The Associated Press.

"It makes sense to try to identify those who are willing to share information about themselves, and if we can make some judgments about them as part of this risk-based screening initiative, then perhaps one of the benefits is they can in all likelihood keep their shoes on," Pistole said.

Pistole said that TSA will always perform random and unpredictable screening, so that passengers who aren't asked to remove their shoes might be asked to remove their shoes on the next trip.

"Just to keep her guessing," he said. "The last thing we want to do is allow terrorists to game the system."

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Information from the Associated Press was used in this article.