NFC For Access Control 2012
Led by door access gorilla Assa Abloy / HID, NFC is getting a lot of hype as the next big thing in access control. They envision mobile phones using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology replacing today's proximity and magstripe cards as the preferred choice for accessing facilities.
Despite the hype and parroting from the industry press, we have not seen any detailed, critical analysis of whether NFC makes sense for physical access control. As such, this report digs into the operational details to examine the drivers and barriers to NFC adoption.
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- **** ******** ******** ****** ***?********* **** ***** ** ****** ****** new *********** ********. **** ******** ******** find **** ************* ****** ** **** difficult?
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- *** ****** *** * ***** '****' range ** **** *.* ****** - significantly ******* **** ********* **** *******
- *** ******** *** ********** ********** ******* on *** ****** *****
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- *** ***** **** ******* ******** ** how ** *** *** *** ******** properly
- ******* *** **** ***** ** * requirement ** **** **********
- *** ***** ******* ************ **** ***** users **** ********* **********
Is *** ***** **** **********?
*** **** ******* ******* ** *********** duplication. ****** ******, ******* ** ****** everyone ***, *** ********* *** **** for ******** * **** *** ******** access *******. **** ***** **** ****** find **** ** ** **** ********** as ** ** *** **** ****** to ***** ******.
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***** ** *** ****** *** ****** may ******** ** **** ********** *** time-consuming. ** *********** ***** ** ** started ** *** ***** ** ***** for *** *** **** ** ****. This ** * *** ********** ******** to ******* * **** **** * reader *** ******* ***** ******. *** requirement ** ******** * ***** *** will **** *** ***** ******* ****.
*** ******* ** ****** ********** ************ when * ***** ******* **** ** a ****** *****. * ******* ** 'work ******' ***** *****, ********* *** adoption ** ******* ** ******* *****. Other ********* *** ***** *********, **** as ********* * '*** ******' **** NFC ****** **** ****** ** ********* reserve ** ***** [**** ** ****** available] ******** * ****** ***** *********. However, **** ** ****** *********** ** this *****.
* ******* ***** **** ** **** solution ** '**** ******* ** *** phone **** *****'* *** ****?' ** the ******* ** * ***** ** disconnected, **** **** ******** *** ***** from ***** **** ** ** ****** credential. * ****** ** ********* ************** very ******* ******* *********** ************ **** NFC ******* ****** ******** *** **********.
Is *** ****** ****** *** ****** *******?
***'* ******** ********** *** ********** ** or ******** **** ******* ********* ************. Many ******* ********* ****:
- *** ******'* ***** '****' ***** ** only *.* ******. **** ******* *** ability ** ********* ** *** ************* between ******* ** **** ** ******* hinders ******** ** ***** *** ********** since *** **** ****** ** ********* read.
- *** *** **** ************ ******** ********** to ***** ******** *********** ***** *** 13.56 *** **** *** ******** **** stringent ********** **** ******** ********* ***********. The **** ****** ********** **** ******* confidence ** ********* **** ******* *** also ******* ** ***.
- ** ****** ** ********** ** ******** changes **** *** ****** **** ** an *** ******* ****** ******* ******. Applying *** ********** ** *** ****** does *** ****** *** ******** ******** condition ** *** ****** ******* ******.
- ** * ***** ** *** ********** device ** ****, **** **** ********** chip *** ** *********** *********** ** a ******** ******. ***** ********* ** PIN ******* **** **** **** ** important **** ** ******* ******* ******. If * **** ***** ** ****** up, ********** *** ** *********** ** requiring * ******** ** ******** *** onboard **** *** ***.
What *** ************** ******* *** ********?
******** ************* **** **** ** **** existing ******* ** ****** **** ****** NFC. **** **** ** ****** *** the **** ******** ** *****. ****** pricing *** ***** ****** ** ***-********** readers ********** ****** ** $*** *** ****. **** ***** *** ******* ** to $*** - $*** *** *** reader **** ************ ***** ** ***** to *** ******** ****. *** ** average-sized ****** ** ***** ** *** doors, **** **** **** ***** *** approach ** ******* ** $*,*** ** $5,000 ***.
****** *** *** ******* *** ***********, most ******** **********-***** ****** ******* ******* are ******** ** **** *** ******* to *** *** ********** **** ****** modification. *******, * *** ****** ** issuing *** ***** *********** *** ** be ***** ** *** ******. ** most *****, **** **** ** ************ via ********** ********.
*** ** *** ***** **** ***** of ***, **** ******** ********* ************ will *** ****** ******* *********** ********. For *******, ********* * **** **** a **** **** ****** ** ********** will *** **** ****** *** *.*" read *****. **** **** ** *********** values *** ****-***** ******** ** ********* cards. ** ** **** ******** **** Proximity-based ******* **** **** ** ******* replaced ** *** *** ***** ***** of *************. ** ********* *********** **** be ******* ******, **** ******* ********** the ***** ** ** ***-******* ****** control ******.
*** ***********/ ************ ** *** ********** NFC **** ****** **** ******* **** additional ********. ** * ***** ******* dies ** *** ***** ** ****** or ****, *** ****** *** *** be **** ** ***** ** *** proper **********. **** ************ **** ******* an ********* ****** ** *************, **** likely * *** *****. **** ** already ** ***** *** **** ***** systems (*.*.. **** ** * ****** my ****?), *** ********** **** ********* by ******** ******* ** ******** ********. NFC **** ******* * ******* ******* to ****** ** ***** *** *** 'dead *******' ************.
Will ******** ******** ****** ***?
******** ******** **** ** ****** ** change *** ****** ** ***** **** issue *** ****** ***********. ** **** cases, ********** ******** **** **** ** be '******' ** ******* ** * cell ***** ****** **** ******* ** a ****. **** **** **** **** employees **** ** ******* ** *** software *******, *** ******* ********** ******* or ********** *********** **** ** *********. However, *** *** ****** ** ******** the **** ** ******* ******, *********** multiple ********** *********, *** *********** ******* changes ** ********** ******* **** ** seen ** **** ******** ******** ** worth *** ******.
** *** ***** ****, ****** ***** management **** ****** * ******** ******* concern. ******* ******** ******** **** ** forced ** ******* ****** ******* ************* on **********, **** **** ** ***** to ****** *******:
- ************* ****** ** ******** **********
- ********** * **** ******* ** ******* to ********** **** ******
****** ******* **** ****** ** * set ** ************ *** *** ******** manager ** ******. ***** ***** ***** devices ***** ** ******** ********** *** may *** ******* ** ****** **** decision **** *** ****. *************, *** security ******* ***** * ********* **** supporting ****** ******* ********* ** * wide ********* ** *** ******* ******.
** *** ******** ****, ***** *** enabled ****** ******* ** ********* ***** could ****** *********** ***** *************. *** example, ** ** ************ *** *** cardholders *** * ****** ********* **** cost $* - $* ** ***, activate, *****, *** **********, **** **** could **** ~$*,*** ****** *** '**** over' **** ** ***** ****** *****. Actual ******* ***** ** ********** **** as **** ********* ***** *** ***** need ** ** ******.
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***** *** *** * ****** ** advantages, ******* ** ****** ******* ****** over *** **** * - ** years. **** *** *** *** ********** and ****** ****** ** **********:
- ******* ************: ***, ** ****, *** ****** of ******* *** ********** ******* ******** supporting *** ** ***. *******, ** anticipate **** **** **** **** ************* over *** **** *** ***** ** manufacturers **** *** ** * ***** growth ******. ** *** **** *** years, ***** **** **** **** ********** options *** ***** ***.
- *********: ***** *** ** *** ********* compatible **** ******** *******, **** **** require ***** ** **** *** ******* upgrades. ** ******* **** **** ***** adoption *** ** *** *********** ******* and ******* ******* ************ ** ** upgrade.
- ****** ******* ***: *** **** ****** *** *** the ********** ******* ** ** * wherever * ***** *** *************** ***** demographic *********. ********** ********, *** *******, where *********** **** ***** ********* *** usage ******, *** ******** ** ** a **** *** *** *** **********. On *** ***** ****, **** *****/****** businesses *** ********** ** ********* ******** should *** ** ******** ** ***** money ** ***-********* ************* ********.
- ** ****** ***********: *******, *** ******* ********* *** be *** **** ** * '******' reason *** ******** ****** ******* ******* to **** ** ***. *********** ***** and ****** ** ****** *** ***** to ****** ********** *** **** '**** to ****' ********, *** **** ** many ********** ** ******** *******, ** simply ** *** ******* ********** ******** of *** **** ** **** *** represent * ******** *********** **** ******* technologies.