Favorite Access Control Credentials 2020

Published Sep 15, 2020 13:14 PM

Credential choice is more debated than ever, with hacking risk for 125kHz and coronavirus driving demand for touchless solutions, what credentials would be the favorite?

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More than 150 integrators told us their preferred credential format, their answers from options including:

  • 125 kHz
  • 13.56 Mhz
  • Biometrics
  • The Cheapest Option
  • Mobile
  • Others (e.g. PINs, QR Codes, Magatripes, etc.)

Inside we break down the results, comparing the market changes to our 2018, 2016, and 2014 results.

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  • ****** *********** ******* ** *** '*********' list **** **** *% ** *** votes, ****** ******* ********** ***** *** been ******* *** **** **** * decade.
  • *** *** ******* *******, ****** **% of ******** *****, **** **% ** now **% ** ****.
  • **.** *** ***** ****** ****** ** 63.5%, ***** ******** *** *** ******** even *******.
  • ********** ****** ** *******, ********** ******** to *%, *** ************* ****** **** in ****.

Preference *** *********** *********** *******

**** **** **% ** *****, *********** credentials***** **.** *** *** *** *** RFID ***** ****** *** ********* ******** type.

***** ********** ** *** ***** ********* exist ***** ****** *****, *** **** common *** **** ******* *** ****** 125 *** ** **.** ***. *** reference, *** **** *****-********* ******* ****** names *** *** ********* **** ***:

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*** ****, ********* ** *********** ** how ***** ******* *******, ***** ******** weaknesses, *** *********, *** ************** ****** *********** *****.

13.56 *** ******* *** ********* ** "******"

*** **** ****** ******* ****** **.** MHz *******, ***** ************ ********* ** their '****** ********' ******** ** *** kHz.

***** *** **** ** ******* *** cloning ***** ***** *******, ************ ** our**** **** ****** ******* **** **** $30 *** ****** **** ******, **** *********** *** **** **.** MHz **** *****, **** ******* ****** they ** ** ***********:

  • "** **** ***** ** ****** *** our *** ******** ** *** **.*****. The **** ****** ** *** ******* security."
  • "**% *** *** **.** *** ** better ********"
  • "**.** ** **** ****** *** ***'* prone ** ******* **** * $** Amazon ******."
  • "**** **** ***** ***** ** ****** as * **** ****** **** **********. About **% ** *** ******** *** iClass."
  • "**.***** - **% *** ** ******** concern ***** ********* *** ** ******."
  • "***% ** **.** *** ** *************."
  • "*** ******** * **** ********** ** I ***** *********** **% *** *** / **% **.** ***."
  • "** *** *** **** **** **** Prox *** ** ***** ******* ** be ******."
  • "*** ******, ** *** ********* ********** new *******, *** ****** ** *** ones, *** *** ******** ****** **** Prox *** ***********."
  • " **.** *** -***% ** ********* purchase ****** ******* ** ** **** secure *** **** ****** ** ********* credentials."
  • "**% ******"
  • "**** *** *** ***; **** *** 13.56; ** ** **** ******"
  • "*** *** *** ***** **** **.*****. No ****** ****** *** ** *********** being ****** ******"
  • "** ****** **.** *** *** ** security *******"
  • "*** ** *** ******** *** ******. We ******* ** ** *** ******** a *** ***** ***. ** ***** to ********* ****** ********* ***** **** security."
  • "**% **.** ***. *** **** ***** specified *** **** **** ******."
  • "prox."
  • "** ****** ** *** **.***** ****** as ** ** ****** ** ** more ******."
  • "******* *** ******** *******."
  • "**% *** **.** ***** *** **** secure."
  • "**% ** ****** *** ** ******* security *** *** ******'* *************"
  • *** *** ****** *** ********
  • "***** ******* ***** *** ******, ***** have * ***** ****** ***** ******"
  • ">*% *** ******, ******** ** ***** and ***'* **** * **** ** change"
  • "** **** **** ******* *** ****** on ****** *** *** *** ******** are **.**."
  • "*** *** ******** *** ***** **.**; only ********* ** ********, ***** ******* are ***** ***** *** ****."
  • "**** ******** *** ***** ***** ******, but ** *** ** ***** ** smart ***** ** ***** ** ********."
  • "***** *** ***** * ******* ** legacy ********* *** **** *** ******** to ***** ***********."
  • "** **** **** *** *** *********** for *** *******."
  • "**** ** *** ******* **** ****** systems. ** ***** ** **** **** to *** **** ****** *******."
  • "* *** ** ********* ******* **** a **** **** ** ***. ** always ********* ********* ** *-***** ** MiFare *** ********* *** *********** ********** of ********* ******** ** *** *****."
  • "*** **** ******* ** **** **** use **** *** ********* **** **** too **** ******* ** ****** **** at **** *** ** *** ****** phasing **** ***."
  • "** ******* ******* ******* **** **** can **** ******, ******* *** ******** requests **. **** ******* ** ******* their ***** ***** **** ***** ******* that **** *** ******** ***** * card ***."
  • "all *** ****** *** *** ********* who ****** **, ***** ***** ******** of *** ******** *****."
  • " *** ********* ******* **** ****** or **** * ****** ***** ********** with *** ******* (*** ******* *** station, ******** ****** ******* ...)"
  • "**** *** ******, *** ****** ****** and **** **** ***** ****...."
  • "*% ******, **% **.*****. **'* ****** due ** ******** ********'* *** ******* to ** ******* *** ********* ******* since * ******** ******* **** ****** prox *******."

Cost ** ******* *********** ******

**** *********** ***** *** ******** *********** in ****** **** **** *** *** comes ** * *****.

** ******* *****, *** ****** **** discourages ***** **.** *** (** ***** credentials) ****** ******* ** *** ****** in ****** *** *******, ******-****** *****, and *** *********** ****** ** ********* groups ****:

  • "***** ** * ********* **** ** ROI ** ***** **** ** ****** in *** ******* *** ***********. **** do *** **** ***** ** * significant ******** **** ** "**** *** course"."
  • "***% ******. ***** ** ****** ** too ****"
  • "***% **** ** *** **** * customer ****** **** ** *** *** cheapest."
  • "**/** **** ** ********* *** ********* readers ** *** **** *** *** existing *******."
  • "** ***'* *** ** **** ****** credentials ** ***. ** ******* **** for ****, * ******* **** **** an ****** **** ** ********* *** selling **** ** *** **** ***** as **."
  • "**% ****** - **% **.***** *** to ****, **** ********* ***'* **** to *** *** *** ****** ********."
  • "************* **** ** ******* * ****** in ******* **** ******** ****."
  • "**/** **** ****** ***** ****** ***** a ******* **** ** *******."
  • "********* *** **** ***** ** *** flaws ** ****** (****** ******, ***.) but **** **** ********* ** *** costly *** ************."
  • "**% *** ******, *** ** *** aiming ** ** **** **** ****** formats ** ****** ****. **** ** the ******* ******."
  • "**** *** ****** ******* ******* *** averse ** *** ***** ** **.*** and ***'* *** ** ** * big ******."
  • "**/**. **** ****** ********* *****."

*** * ****** ************* ** *** options ** ****** ********** *******, *** the ***** ******** ** **** ******, see******* ****** ****** ******* ********* *****.

Biometrics **********/ ***** ******

** *** '***********' ***, ***** ****** tech **** ****** *** ********** *** gains, ********** ************* ****** **** ******** levels **** **** ***** ******, ** to *% ******* ** '********' ** 2020 **** *% ** ****.

***********, *** *********** *** **** ********* methods ** ******* ********** ******** * reader ** ***** ** ** **** creates * **** *********** ***** *** many, ********* ******** ************ *** ****** operational ***** ** * ******.

******, *** **** ** ****** ** discussions, *.*.,**** *********** **** *********** *******?, ******** ** *********** *** **** risky ********** *****.

Where ** **** ***********?

******* ********** ***** *********, ********* **** recognition ******* * ****** ********** **** is ******* *** * ********* **** used ** ***********.

******* *** ** ******** ********, ******** concerns,************* **** *****, ** **** ****, **** *** just *** *********** **** ****** *********** in ****.

Mobile ******

****** ****** ** *******, ********** ***** worries ** *********** ************, '*********' ****** solutions **** ******** *** ******** ** many ******* *** ********* **** ******** contact ****.

** ******* ********* ********** *** ***** for ***********, ****** **** ********* ****** resellers ********* ******* / *** **** traditional *****, ****, *** '***-******' ******* do ***:

  • "** **** *** **** *** **** requests *** ****** *************, ***** **** offers ****** ****** ** ********. ****** also ***** ** ** *********** ** gain **** *** ** * ****, so ** ** *********."
  • "** *** ********* ********* ******** ******* to **.***** *** ****** ****** ** we *** **** ** ****** ***** exercise."
  • "** *** ** **** ** *********** grade *** ***** *** **** **** Bluetooth *** *** ****, **** ****** MiFare ** ********* *** ****** ****** used"
  • "******* *** ** *** ******** *** also ********* ****** ***********."
  • "*** ** ********* ***** ** ******** systems. ******** *** ** **.** ** Mobile."

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

** **** ******* *** ****** ** mobile ****** ** ******* ****** ** an ******** ****** ********* '** *** past ****, **** ********** ** *** openings/doors *** ****** *********** *** ***?'

Comments (6)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Sep 16, 2020
  • "prox."

** **** ****** **% ** ***** holders ***** ***** **********?

(2)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 17, 2020

*** ***** ** ********* ** * few ****** ***** ** **** *** the ******** ** ******* ***** ** no **** ***** **** **** ** someone **** ***** * **** & at *** *** ** *** *** you *** ******** ******** *** *** in ***** ************ ** *** ****** wanted **.

******* ****** * **** *** *** now *** **** **** ******** - why ***** **** **** ** ** that ? **** **** ** ****** if **** ** ? - ***** the ******** ******* *** ***** ******* when ***** **** *********** ***** ** change **** ******

** **** *** **** ** *********** where **** ***** ** ** *****, then ***'** ******** *** ***** ****** anyway?

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Brian Rhodes
Sep 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

******* ****** * **** *** *** now *** **** **** ******** - why ***** **** **** ** ** that ? **** **** ** ****** if **** ** ? - ***** the ******** ******* *** ***** ******* when ***** **** *********** ***** ** change **** ******

*********** ***** *** ******* **** (******* significant) ***** ***** ** *** ****** control ** *** ****, ***** * tech ** ****** *********** ***** ** render ** * ***** ** *****.

*****/********?

(1)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 17, 2020

** ***** - * ***** *****, but ** ***** *** **** **** if *** **** ****** ****** - its * ********** ** ****** ** and *** ****** **** / ************ would ** **** ** *** ******** process. ** *** ** ***** ***** mind ***** ******* *** *** ** a *** *******.

**** ** *********** #* ***** - just ***** ** ****** ********* *****'* automatically **** *** * *** **** security ** *** ****** ** **** using *** ******* ****** *** ********** which *** **** ****** ******** ***** 1999 & ****** *** ** *** hackable - ****** **** **** **** significant ********** ** **********.

UD
Undisclosed Distributor #3
Sep 17, 2020

** ****, ***** **** *** *** format ***** ** ****** * **** of **** ************ ** *********** ************, not **** *******.

******* ****** ** *** **** ** data *** *** ********** ** **** to ******** **** *********** ** *** reader.

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Brian Rhodes
Sep 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

** *** *** ************ *** ***** formats *** ***** ****, *** ************ which **** ** ********** **** ******. This ***** *** ******** ** **** the ****** ****** ** '**** *** jump' ******* **** ********* *** ****/********** formats:

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