Favorite Access Control Credentials 2020
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?
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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- *** *** ******* *******, ****** **% of ******** *****, **** **% ** now **% ** ****.
- **.** *** ***** ****** ****** ** 63.5%, ***** ******** *** *** ******** even *******.
- ********** ****** ** *******, ********** ******** to *%, *** ************* ****** **** in ****.
Preference *** *********** *********** *******
**** **** **% ** *****, *********** credentials***** **.** *** *** *** *** RFID ***** ****** *** ********* ******** type.
***** ********** ** *** ***** ********* exist ***** ****** *****, *** **** common *** **** ******* *** ****** 125 *** ** **.** ***. *** reference, *** **** *****-********* ******* ****** names *** *** ********* **** ***:
*** ****, ********* ** *********** ** 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 *** ****** *********** *** ***?'
*** ***** ** ********* ** * few ****** ***** ** **** *** the ******** ** ******* ***** ** no **** ***** **** **** ** someone **** ***** * **** & at *** *** ** *** *** you *** ******** ******** *** *** in ***** ************ ** *** ****** wanted **.
******* ****** * **** *** *** now *** **** **** ******** - why ***** **** **** ** ** that ? **** **** ** ****** if **** ** ? - ***** the ******** ******* *** ***** ******* when ***** **** *********** ***** ** change **** ******
** **** *** **** ** *********** where **** ***** ** ** *****, then ***'** ******** *** ***** ****** anyway?
******* ****** * **** *** *** now *** **** **** ******** - why ***** **** **** ** ** that ? **** **** ** ****** if **** ** ? - ***** the ******** ******* *** ***** ******* when ***** **** *********** ***** ** change **** ******
*********** ***** *** ******* **** (******* significant) ***** ***** ** *** ****** control ** *** ****, ***** * tech ** ****** *********** ***** ** render ** * ***** ** *****.
*****/********?
** ***** - * ***** *****, but ** ***** *** **** **** if *** **** ****** ****** - its * ********** ** ****** ** and *** ****** **** / ************ would ** **** ** *** ******** process. ** *** ** ***** ***** mind ***** ******* *** *** ** a *** *******.
**** ** *********** #* ***** - just ***** ** ****** ********* *****'* automatically **** *** * *** **** security ** *** ****** ** **** using *** ******* ****** *** ********** which *** **** ****** ******** ***** 1999 & ****** *** ** *** hackable - ****** **** **** **** significant ********** ** **********.
** ****, ***** **** *** *** format ***** ** ****** * **** of **** ************ ** *********** ************, not **** *******.
******* ****** ** *** **** ** data *** *** ********** ** **** to ******** **** *********** ** *** reader.
** *** *** ************ *** ***** formats *** ***** ****, *** ************ which **** ** ********** **** ******. This ***** *** ******** ** **** the ****** ****** ** '**** *** jump' ******* **** ********* *** ****/********** formats:
** **** ****** **% ** ***** holders ***** ***** **********?