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The '''Trading Partner Identification Number''' (or '''TPIN''') is a confidential number assigned to organizations which are or intend to be [[military contractor|contractor]]s to the [[Federal Government of the United States]]. It is issued by the [[Central Contractor Registration]] (CCR) of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]. Contractors are consistently advised by CCR to treat the TPIN as if it were a password, and not to reveal it to others not directly involved in their business operations.

A T.P.I.N. is obtained by any organization that may need it via an [[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]] connection over the Internet from the [https://www.ccr.gov CCR].

==See also==

* [[Commercial and Government Entity]] code issued by the [[Defense Logistics Information Service]] (DLIS) to identify suppliers to the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]].

* [[Employer identification number]] issued by the [[IRS]]

* [[D.U.N.S.]] number issued by [[Dun & Bradstreet]]