Should You Auto-Disable Readers When A Tamper Alarm Is Triggered?

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Brian Rhodes
Aug 25, 2023
IPVMU Certified

We tested this on a Genetec system and shared our experience below.

An end-user subscriber left an interesting recommendation in Researchers Sensationalize OSDP "Badge of Shame" Risks:

* ***** **** ** *** * sixth **** ** ******** ** **** access ******* ****** **** ******* **.Program **** ****** ** ******* *** ****** **** ** *** ****** ****** *********. This will buy you time to investigate whether the reader was tampered with and if anything was connected to the wires.

[* ****** *** **************.]

* **** *** ***** ** **** being **** ** * ********** ****** before, *** * *** *** *** idea ****** ** - ** * reader ** ******** ****, ** ***** indicate* ******** ****** **** ****** ** Mellon** *********, *** ********* *** **** keeps ** **** ******** * **** collection ***** *** **** **** ** credential ****.

* **** ******* *** ******* ** configuring **** ** *** ** *** test ******* ** *** * ****** idea ** **** **. ****, ******* Synergis ** **** *******:

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*** **, ** **** ** ~** minutes ** ** ****, *** ** I *** ** ****** ** *** other *******, ** ***** *** **** 10 ******* *** ******, *** ********* travel **** ** **** **** ***** they ****.

*** ******* *** * *** *** with ********* ******* ** ******* ** that ** ****** ********* ** ** longer ****** ****** ******. ****** ****** alarms *** *** **** ****** ** my **********, *** **** **** ****** they *** **** ** ******, ********** if *** ****** ** **** ********* normally *** *** ****** ** ******* out (** ** *** **** ** installing * ******** ******).

*******, ** *** ******** ******* ****** out, **** ******* **** *** ******* this ** * ****. ** ** a **** ******** *** ******** ******. Genetec *** ******* ******* **, *** DMP **, ***, ****, *** **** others **** ***'* **** *** ***** engine.

*** *** ****: ** *** ******* example * *****, ** ***** ***** different ****** ******** *** ** ** made *** *** ******** ****** (*****, macro, ******), *** ** ***** **** and ********** ** *****, ** ***** are ****** *******. (****: ***** *** be * ********* *** ** ***** this **** ******* **** ** ******, but ** ***** ******'* ** * check-box ** ******-********* *******.)

********* ** *** *** ****** **** 'disabled' ******* **** ****** *** ****** it ***** ****. * ** ****** to **** ****** *** ****** ****** is ********. ****, ** ***** ** from ***** (***)**** ** ***********, *** does *** ****** **** ******* ******* installer **** **** ** * ******? A ****** **** ** ******.

** *** ***** ***** ***** **** this:

  • ****- ****** *************** ** *******, ******** opportunity ** ***********
  • ****- *** *** ** ********* ** system, *** ***** ****/****** *********** ** do *** **** ******.

***, **** ******* **'** ****** ****** reader *******. (**** ***** **** ** be ********** ** ** ******, *** they ****.) ** **** *****, **** may **** ** ****** ** **** an ***** ** *** **** **** happen (******* ****** *******) ** **** staff ***** *** ******.

**** ** *** *****? ** ********* readers ** ****** * **** ****? Should ** ** * ****** ******?

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Matthew Netardus
Aug 25, 2023

* ***** (**** **** ****** ** this ********)- ** *******.

** *** **** * ****** ********** area, **** ******** ******, *** *** expecting ******* ****** ****** **** *** that ***** ** * ***** ****.

** *** **** * ****** *** security ****, **** ** ****** ***'* worth ** ** **** *** ********* risk ** ***********- ********** ** *** system ***'* ******** ********* ***/** *********** efforts ***** ** ******* ** **-******/**-****** the ****** (********** ** ***** ** false ******).

** *** *** ** *** *** "loss" ***'* **** ****'* ****** ** destroyed- **'* **** **** ** ******** through **** ** **********.

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Brian Rhodes
Aug 25, 2023
IPVMU Certified

** *** *** ** *** *** "loss" ***'* **** ****'* ****** ** destroyed- **'* **** **** ** ******** through **** ** **********.

**** ** * ****** *********** *** good *****. *** ** ** ******** adages ** "*** ***'* *** ********* for *******" *** **** ***** ********* this - ****/***** ***** *********** ****** rules ** *** ****/***** ***** ** other ****** **** ***** **** * bigger ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Sep 08, 2023

****'* * ***** ******* ****.

******* ***** *** ******** **** ** ACS ******, * **** **** **** IR *** ********* *** ****** ***** to ***** *** **** ********* ***** for ********* ***** *** ** **** this ****** ** ****** ** **** of ** *****.

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Michael Silva
Aug 25, 2023
Silva Consultants

* **** **** ********** * ****** "tamper *******" ******* **** ******** *** electric ****** ** **** **** * tamper ****** ** *********. * *** this **** *** ****** ******** ** exterior *** ******** *** ** ********* entry *******, *** ** ***** **** be **** **** *** ****** ******** on **** *******.

***-****** ***** ***** *** ***** ** used ** *** ****** ******* ******** does *** ******* * **** ******* solution.

******** *************** ******* ** *** ********

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bashis mcw
Aug 25, 2023

**** ******** *** **** ** *** are ************* *** ****** **** ******* do *** ** **** ** ****, from * ******** *********** *** ****** should ** ****** ** ******** ** the ***** ** * ****** *****, but *** ****** ******** ******* **** with *** ******* * ******** ***** and *********** ** *** ************* ***** be ****.

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Undisclosed End User #2
Oct 13, 2023

*** **** ** **** ****** *****? Without ****** ** *** **** * licensing ***?

* ** ***** ********* ***** ****** this *********** ****** ****** ******* * licensing *** *** *** ***** *** they ****** ******* *** **** *** everything.......

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