Allegion Schlage Starts Charging for Mobile Credentialing Examined
Mobile credential usage is rising rapidly, and now, Allegion, one of the world's largest access companies, is starting to charge for its Schlage mobile credentials.
This comes as Allegion's largest competitor, Assa Abloy / HID, has started to vocally call for "ditching plastic credentials" and moving to mobile ones.
Inside this note, based on an interview with Allegion, we examine what Allegion is doing here, including:
- Credential Pricing
- Priced low vs. Competition, But With Limitations
- Start Date of License Fees
- The Grandfathered Status of Existing Credentials
- No NFC/ No Apple Wallet/ BLE-Only
- Which Allegion Locks are Supported
- Position vs. HID
- Position vs. Avigilon Alta
Executive *******
******** *** ******* **** *** ****** credentials ***** **** *** ** ****** to * ************ ***-***** ******** ******* $2 - $* *** **** *** credential *********** ****** ********* ****************** ** * *** *** ***** Allegion ******* *******, ******** ** ********* 2023.
********'* ******* ** ** *** *** end ** ****** ***********, ******* ***** half *** ***** ** ***** ***. The *** ******** **** *** ******* NFC, *** **** ** ******* ***** Wallet, *** ** **** *** **** with ********'* ********** **-****** *****.
******** **** *** ********* *** ********* 'more *************' ************, *** **** *** BLE *** ******** ** *** ***** systems *** ******* ********* ** *** Allegion/Schlage ****** *********** ** ***** ******* with ** ******** *********** ******.
Pricing / ***********
********/******* *** ** ****** ** *** lower **** *** ** ****** *********** compared ** *********** **** ** *** or ******** **** (********). *** *** credentials **** *** **** *******: $* for * ***-**** ******* ** $** for * ****-**** *******.
****** ********* **** ****** ******** *** programs, **** ********* ** ** ** 50% *** **** ****** ****** ** sales *******.
Differences ******* ***** *******
******** **** *** *-**** ******* ** best *** ***** *** **** ****** but ** *** ****** **** ******* during **** ****. **** ** ******* as * '*****' ******* **** ****** be *********** ** *** ******* ** other *****.
*******, *** *-**** ******* ** *** users *** ****** ****** ***** ** are *** ******** ** **** *********** for ******** *****. **** ** ******* as * '****' *******, ***** *** be *********** ** *** ******* *** other ***** *** ******** **** *** remaining **** ** *** ******* ******* period.
******** ********:
**** *** ***-**** **** *******, *** credential *** ** ******** ***-******, *** the ******* *** ** **** *** another ****** ** **** ***** ** still **** **** ** *** ********* period. **** *** *** ***** *******, if *** ****** **** * *** phone, ******* ***** ***** ****** ** the ********** ** ******** *** ******* cannot ** ****** ***/** ********** ** another ******.
Existing *********** *************
*** ******* ********* **** ********* ****** mobile *********** ****** **** *** *** device *** ***** ****** ********* ***** it:
********* ****** ****** *********** **** ****** free *** *** ******/***** ****** ********** issued. ** * ****** ******* * new ***** ** *** ****** ******* a *** ***** ******, * *** license **** **** ** ** *********.
Compared ** *** ******
*** ****** ** ****** ~** **** per **** *** *** ****** ****** than ********/******* ***. *******, ***** **** charge ****** ******** *** ****, *** allows *** ******** ******* *** *******, while ******** ** ******* ** *** device *** *******.
*** ***** ~$* - $** *** year, *** ****, **** ** ***** on *******, ***** ******** ***** $* or $* *** ****, *** ****, per ******.
*** ***** ***** *** ***** ** online ****** *** * ****** *** Mobile *******:
*** *******, ** ****** ****** **** 100 *****, **** **** * ****** with ***, **** **** ~$** - $90 *** ***** **. ********, ******* $17 - $**/*****. *******, **** *** Mobile, ***** ***** ****** *** **** regardless ** ******** **** ******/******* ****, while ** ********* **** ********, ***** charges * *** ******* *** ***** device.
****, *** ****** *** **** **** NFC ** *******, ***** ** *** an ****** **** ******* *** ******. Many/most ****** ******* ***** ******* ** ****** **** *** *** Mobile ******.
******, *** ** ********'* ************ **** ********** **** ******, *** ** ******, ** ************. Per-user ******* **** ****** ** **** volatile *** ****** ********* ** *** access ******* ****** ****.
Compared ** ******** ****
**** (******** ********) **** *** ****** mobile ***-**** *** ****** ******* ** connected ****** *******, ******* $*-$**/***** *** reader.
*** ****** *******, ******** ***** ****** be **** *********, **** ** ******* Alta ****** ** * ******* *** 100 ***** ******* $** - $*** per ***** **. ******** ******* $** - $**/*****.
*******, **** ***** ****** **** ********* with **** ****** ***** ** *** cost ** ********** *** ****** *** not ********** *****.
BLE-Only ***********
********'* *** ******* ****** ********* ******** is ************ **** *** *****'* ****** locks, ************, ***** ***** ***.
********** *** ******** ***** *** ******* include ******* *******, *** *******, ******* NDEB *** *** *****, ******* **, and ******** *** *** ** ********.
Not ********** ** ** ******
*******, *** *** ****** *********** *** not ********** **** ********'* ***-**************-***** ** ****** ******** ********** *****:
Upcoming ********** *** ***** ****/******** ******* ******* ***
******** **** ***** ******** *** *** mobile ********** ******** ********* ** ** after ********* *, ****.
******** *** ******** ******** ***** ** the **** *** ***** ****** ****** warnings:
* *** ****** *** **** ** released ** **** ****** ******** ***** and ******** ***** *** ****** ***********, launching ******** ******* ******* ** ****** 1, ****. (** **** ********* ***)
*** ***** ******* ******** *** ***** the ***, ******** ********** ******* ** for ***** ****** *******:
*** ***** **** ******* ********, ** will ** ********** *** ********* ******** on ******** ******* ******* *******. ******** will ** ********* *** **-****** ********. You *** **** ******* **** ******** representative *** ******** *******.
Limitations / ** *** / ** ***** ****** *** *** ***
***** ******** ******** *** ** ******* lock *****, **** *** ******* ** incompatible **** **** *** **** *** apply. ** **** *****, *** *** locks ********/******* ***** ** ******** *** light/medium **** ********** ************ (******/******/***-********* *****) but *** *****-****/**** ******** (*****/**********/******* ********) deployments.
*** **** ** ***** ** *** partner ** ****** ***** ****** ***********, which **** ****** **** ********** *****. Allegion ** ******* ** ***** ****** support *** ******* ****** *******.
********/*******'* *********** ******* *** ******* ********** **** NFC(** **** ** ***) *** ***** be *********** ****/******** **** **** ***** ****** *** specific ********. ******** **** **** **** ******** to ******* ***/***** ****** ********* ****** forward.
* ***** ******** *** ******* ** your *********, *** * *** **** a ******* *****:
*******’* ****** ********** ********** ******** ** designed ** ***** ******* *** **** the ***** ** * **** ***** of *** ***** *** ******* ******** – **** ******** ********** * ***** range ** ************, **** ** *** and ***. ** ********* *** ***** and ******* ******** ** ***** *** to ***** ***** ******** ***** ********** to ******* ***** **** *********** *** hardware *** **** ** ******** ****** credential ******** ***** ** ***** ****** needs.
* ****** **** ** **** ******** that ********* ******* ***** **** ** insecurity ** ********'* *** ***********, *** got:
*****, ****** *** ********. ** ****** connect **** ***** ******** ***** **********, they’ll ** **** ** *** ***** questions ********.
* ****** ******* ************** *** *** lack ** ********** ******** *** ** not ****** *** ******** **** ************ addressed *** **** **** *** ********** of ********'* *** ********. ****** *******!
*******, * ******** **** "* *** ********** ** ************* ******** and **** * ****** **** ***** of **** ** **'* ********".
*** ** ** ***** ***-*** *********, while *** *** **** **** ** not ********* ** ***.*** *** **** **** *** ** thin *** **** ***** *******, *** *** ** ** ***** encrypted. ** ********* **** ****** ** Service ***** ********** ** **** *** I *** ** *********** *** ** feedback:
*** **** ** ******* ** ****** of ******* ** **** *********** ***** jamming ***********. ** *** ****** ** jammed/block * ********* ** *** *** hard ******.
****'* * **** ***** - *** RF ** **********, *** **** *** or ****, *** **** **.** *** and *** *** - ******* ***** result ** **** *** *** ** them. *****/********?
***** **** ****** *** ****** * lot **** *** * *** ****. The ****** ***** **** ********** ***********. There ** ** ****** ** **** an ******* *** *** * **********. p.s. * **** **** *** ** getting **** **** *******.
***** **** **** ***? ************ *************? **** *** **** ... ********** that ** ** ***, *** ***** to ****** ***** + ****, ** the **** ** ???
*** ******* **** **** *********** *** will ****** ******** ** ***** *** recommend ******* ** ***** ** ** customers.
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**** ** *** ***** ** * BLE ********** *** *** ***** * company ****** *** **? **** ****** be ****. * ************ ** ****** is **** ******** * *********** ****** associated **** * ****** ** ** a *****. **** ** ***** *** feels **** * ************ *** ***** too **** ***** ** ********** *** features ** ***** ******** *** *** needs ** ******* ** ** ***** board.
** ********, * *** ********** ** exceptionally ******** *** **** * ****** step ***** ** **** ** **'* security. ** ** ******* ** ****** of ******* *** ***** *******.