Axis: Use QR Codes Instead of Access Cards

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Sep 12, 2017

Innovation in access may be hard to find, but Axis recently suggested an idea for credentials few have considered. Rather than using plastic cards, Axis suggested a different approach: Use QR Codes instead.

Furthermore, Axis explained how to implement the idea using their own equipment.

Is this a good idea?

Inside we take a deeper look, and examine using QR Codes as credentials, including its negatives and positives.

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** **** * **** ****?

****** ** **** * ****** ****, *** ******* ***** ** Codes ** ***********, ********* *** ********* *** *********.

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Custom *********** ********

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*** **** ***** ******* **** ********** *** ** *********** *** QR **** *******

******, *** *** **** ** **** ** ****** *** **********, a ******* ******* ***** *** **** ******* **************** ** ******. **** *********:

*** ****** *** **** ********** ********** ** ** *********** ******* on *** ****** **** ******** *** ******** *** ** *** AXIS ***** ******* **** ********** ** **** *** ** ********** over *** *******. *** **** ********* **** ******* ** *** are ***** *** ******* ** **** ********* *** ********** **************

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At **** ***** ************

******* ** ***** ***********, ** *** **** ******** ********* ***** used ** ***** ************, ***** ******** ** *** * *********** concern.

Visitor ********** *****

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*** ******* **********, ****** *********** ******** *** ***** ************ *******, combining *** *** ************ ** **** ********* *** ******** *** operational ******** ** ****.

Comments (19)

Phil Shanahan

09/12/17 05:01pm

** ******** ********* ***** ** **** **********, **** **** * wiegand ****** *** **** ** **** ***** ****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Phil Shanahan | 09/12/17 05:06pm

*********** ****, ****** *** *******. ** *** **** * ***** idea ** *****?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Phil Shanahan | 09/12/17 08:49pm

** *** ***** *** ** *** **** *** ********* ********* / ***** **** ******. ***** ** ****** $**** **** (* believe) ******* *****. ** *** *** ****** ***** *** *** **** ** I *** ** *** ** * ** ******* **** *** number.

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Adam Messina

ThinkReps | 09/12/17 08:55pm

*** ********** ****** ** ****** ** ***** * ** **** for ***** ******. *** **** ** ********* **, *** **** by, * ****** ** *** ****** ** ***** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Adam Messina | 09/12/17 09:02pm

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** *** ********** *** ** *****, *** ***'* **** **** use **** *********** **** * ******* ** *** ******?

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Adam Messina

ThinkReps | In reply to John Honovich | 09/13/17 12:04am

*** ******** **********. ** * ***** ***** **** ** ** enrolled ** *** ******, *** ***** *** ******* ** ** different **** **** ******* ******* ******. *** *** ** ** codes ** * ********* ****** ******* ***** **** *** ******* your ***** ** **** *** ** ********. ****, *** ** designed ** ************ *** ***** ** ***** ** ** **** as * ***** ********* *******. *** ***** ** ** **** was *** ** ******* ***'* ** **** ********** *** ** point *** **** ***** ************* **** ***** ***** ** *** use ** ** *** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Adam Messina | 09/13/17 12:07am

** ***** *** **** ***** ************* **** ***** ***** ** the *** ** ** *** ******.

**** ***** *** *** *****? ** **** ******* *******, *** explain **** *** ********* *** *******. * ** **** ******* how **** *********** *** *** ******** *** ***** *********** **** QR *****?

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Adam Messina

ThinkReps | In reply to John Honovich | 09/13/17 05:06pm

* ******* *** ** **** ***** ****** ** **** *************. I ** ****** *** **** *** ***** *** **** ** a **** ********, *** * ** **** **** ****** ** streamline *** ******* ********** ******* ** * ******* ** * majority ** *******. *** *** ** ***** ***** **** ** a *** ** *** *********** ********* ** ***. ** ** not * ******* ** **** **** ********* ** ****** ********** is *** ****, *** ** ***** ***** **. ****** *** QR **** *** *** **** ****** *** **** ****** *** date *** **** **** ****, ** ** *** ***** * guest ****** **** ** ** ** ** */**, *** **** will *** **** ****** ** ***** **** ****. * ** not **** ****** ***** *** **** ********, *** ***** ** initial **** *** ** *** **** ** ** ******** **** QR ***** ***** ** ******* * ****** ****. **** * company ** *** ** **** **** ****** * ********** ***** is ******* **** *****. **** *********** **** **** **** ******** and **** ******. **** **** ********* ** ** ** ****** solution, *** * ******* *** ********* **** *** ****** *** methods ** ******* *** ******* ** *** ****** **** ** use.

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Campbell Chang

09/13/17 05:41am

** ***'** ***** **** *** **** ** *********** ****** ** your ***** **** ****** **** ****** ****** ** * **** more ********* *** ** ***** ***** **?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Campbell Chang | 09/13/17 02:38pm

** '*********' ********* *** **** ** ************ ***** ** ***** to ****** *****, **** * ***** ***** **** ****.

*******, **** * **** ***** ** ****, *** *********** **** of ******** *** ******* ** ***** ** **** - * large ****** ** ** **** ******** ** **** ***** - while ***'* ****** ****** ****** ***** **** **** $* *** credential ** ***.

Undisclosed #2

09/13/17 03:45pm

*** **** **********, ******* ** ******** ** *** **** **** 2 ***** *********. *** ** **** *** ********, ** *** be ****** *** ***** **** ******, ** ** ** *** usually ** **'* ******* *** ********* *** ********* *** *** access *******.

****, ** * **** ************, *** ********** *** *** ****** lens ****** **** ****** ******* ********.

Alberto Alonso

09/13/17 04:58pm

**** ** *** **** *** ********** ** **** ***** *** use ** ** ***** *** ****** *******. ** ****** *** new *** ** ********* ** **** ** ****** *** ** introduced **** **** **** *** **** *** ** ** ***** value *** *** ****** ********* *** ********** *** *** ***** doorstations.

*** ******* ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** *** **** of ********** ************ ** ** ********* *******. ** ****** ** know ***** *** *********** ** ******** ** * ** **** and *** **** ** *** ** ** *********/****. *******, ** the **** ** **** ** * ******** **********, **** *** rely ** *** ***** ***** *** *** ****** ******** ** prevent *** *****. ** *** ***** ** ****, **** ***'** realize **** ** ** *** ** ********** ** ********** ********. Anyway *** ******** ** ******** *** ********* ********** ** *** security ******, ** ** *** **** ******* ***.

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********* *** ***** ******* ************, ***, ** ** *** ** performant ** * ** *******, *** ** ** *** ***** of *** ****** ** * ***** **** ********* *** *******, like ** ***** ** ** * ***** ******** ****. ********* it ******** * ******* **** ** ****** ***** ****** *** we *** ** **** *** ************ ***** **** *** ** 2MP *******. ** *** ***`* *** ** **** ** *****, just **** ** ** ***** ** *** ****** ***** ** opens *** ****, ** ** ** *** ** ***** ** the *********** ** ** *** ** ***** ****. * ******* you ** *** **, ** *** **** ** **** ***********..

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Tim Pickles

09/19/17 08:59am

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* ****** ** ********* ******* *** * ****** **** ****** visitors ** ***** *** ***** *** ** **** ** **** and *** ** ** **** **********. ** ****** ** ******* and *** *** *** - ***** *** ****** *** *** for ***********.

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** *** **** ******** *** *********** - ****** *********** ***** be *** *** ** **.

Alberto Alonso

In reply to Tim Pickles | 09/19/17 07:08pm

* ********** *** ******** ***** *** ******** ***** ** ***** a ** **** **** *** ** ****** ****** **** ****** a *****. *******, *** ******* ** *** **** ***. ******** nobody ** ******** *** * ** **** (** *** *** that ******** *** *** ****** **** ***** **** * *****). The **** ** **** ** ***** *** **** ** ******** mobile *******, ***** ** ******** **** ****** ** ******* ***** without ****. ** ** *** *** ** *** **** **** the ********** ** ************* ** *** ******'* *****. ** *** have **** ************* *** **** *** **** * ******** ** magstripe. ***, **** **** **** ********** *** *** ** *********. Rememeber ** **** **** ** *** *** ****** *******, *** must **** *** ** **** ** * ****** **** *** record **** *** ** ********** **** ****. ** *** *** track ************ *** *****.

** *** ***** **** *** *** ** *** ***** ** intended *** ********* ****** ** *** ******** *****, ***** ***** where *** ************ *** **** *** **** *** / ** additional ******** / ******* *****. ******* ** ****** * *** advantage ***** *** ********** *** ** **** *** ** *** person ** *** ****** ***** ** *** ****** *** ******* his ******** ** * **** ** ******** *****. ********* *** have * **** ******** ** ***** **** ******* *** ****** need ***** ** ****** ***** **** ********. ** *** *** skip ******* ********** ******** *** ******** *** *** ***** **** be ************ *******. **'** **** **** ***** **** **** **** in **** ***** ********* **** ********* *** ********** *********** *****.

Chris Hammond

09/22/17 04:15pm

*********** *** ***** **** **** ****** *** * ***** ** the ****** ******* ****** **** **** ** *** **** **** and ****. ** **** ****** **** *** **** ***** **** the ****** ** ****? ** ************* ** *** ******* ** QR ***** ** **** *** **** **** **** **** **** a ******. *** ********* ****** ******* ********* **** ********, ** you **** **** **** * ****** ** ****** * ****?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Chris Hammond | 09/22/17 04:24pm

*** ********* ****** ******* ********* **** ********, ** *** **** more **** * ****** ** ****** * ****?

**** ********/*****. * ***** ****** '**' ** **** ********, ***.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

12/17/17 11:56am

*****, *********** ******* *** ****** ********. ***** *** * ******** this ******* *** ** ****** ****? *’* *** **** ** in **** *** ****,,,

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 12/17/17 08:57pm

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12/18/17 10:48am

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