What Long Registration Lines At ISC West Say About The Future of Access Control
While ISC West 2024 was widely praised, the most common complaint expressed was far longer registration lines, which was primarily driven by increased checking of attendee's IDs.
With so many access control vendors exhibiting at the show, immediate self-promotion of mobile, facial recognition, palm recognition, and other tactics was commonplace.
However, these registration lines exhibit important tradeoffs amongst all access control solutions, even at a security conference. This note examines these issues and the tradeoffs of using mobile, facial recognition, and palm recognition for the show and why physical badges are not going away at conferences.
Physical ****** **** ** **** ** ***********
**** **** ********* ***** ** ******, increasing ****** ** ***** ****** ** eliminate ******** ******, *.*., ****** ********** ***** ******** ** ****** Badge ***** *** ****** ***********.
*******, ** ***********, ******** ****** ******* significant ***** **** ** ****** ** biometrics *** *****.
****** ***** ********* ** **** ******* who **** *** ******** **, ***** they ****, *** ***** **** *** from ******* ****** ** ** ******** but ****** **** ** *** *****.
*** *********** ****** ** * ********** is ** ***** ******** ****** *** do *** **** **** ***** *** facilitate **** ** *** ** **** each *****. *** ******** ***** ** ideal *** ****.
******** ******** ** *****, **** ***** it ********* ****** **** ******** *** physical ****** **** ***** ** * key **** ** *** ****.
Near **** ****** ******* ************
** ***** **** ****, *** **** enforced ****-**** ****** *******. ****** ***** register ** ****** (***** *******, ****** Quinn, ******** *****, ***.), *** * badge *******, ****** *** *** ***** for ** **, *** **** ***** in.
*** **** ****, * ******** *** 3+ ******* ***** **** ** **** his *** ***** (******* ******* "**** Everything," **** **** ***** ******* ***** for ********) *** ****** ***** **:
*** ******** ******* ******** *** *** tighter **** ** ***, ******** **** he ***** ** ** ***** **** presumably ******** ***** ** **** ****** to **** ******.
*** *******, ******, ********* **** ****, is **** *** **** "********" **** let ****** **** ** *** ******* to **** * ***** **** **** looks ******** ****, ** **** ******** demonstrated *** *** ***** ***** **** shows:
*********, ******** **** *** ** ****** even ** **** ** *** *** a *****, *** **** ***** **** not, ** *** **********, **** **** flag ****** ******* ******. *******, **** then, *** ****** ***** ** ** is ***** * *****, *** **** will **** *** ** ******* *** verification ** *** ************.
2024 - ********* ** ****** / **** ****** ***** ******
**** ****, *** **** ********* *** of *** *** ***** ***** ** show ****** ******* **** ********* ** checks ** ************ *** **** ** a ****** ****** ***** ****** **** people **** **** *** **** *****.
***** ** * ***** ********* **** staff ******* *** ********* ** **** their *** *** ****** *** ****** lines:
Security **. ***********
*** ******** ******, ********* ******** ***********, aim ** ******* ******** ** ***********. In **********, * **** **** **** of ********* ** ********* *** *********** demands *** **** **********, ********** ** peak ***** ** ********* ********, **** notably ** *** ********.
** *** ******* ** ***** ******** problems ** **** *** ****, ** it ***** ** ****** **** *** West's ******* ******** ******** *** *** only *** * ********* ******* *** it ********* *********** *** ******* ** more ********, **** *** *** **** and *** *********.
*******, **** ** *** ** *** it ** *** * ****. ** a ******** ***** **** ** ****** at *** ****, *********** ******** ***** be ***** ** *** ****, ** the **** *** *** **** ******** than *** ******* ********** ******** **** companies ** ***** ***** ****** **** for ** ******* ******** ***.
Online ** ************
*** **** *************** ********* **** *** show *** ** ** ** ******* online ** ************ **** ************* **** up. ****** ** ********* ***** ****, using ******* **** *** ***** **** phones *** ******* ** **** ***** and ********* **** ** ******'* ******** or ********* *** ******* ** ********* check. ***** ** * ***** ***** from *** ** *** ********* ******* the ******* *******:
****, ** ******, ******* ****** ******* for ****** ** **********, ***** ******* solve *** ******* **** *** **** faced **** ****.
Mobile
***'* ****** ********** ********* ************* ** * ****** ****** *** commented ******** ****:
****** *** **********:
- ********* ***** ******** *** * ********** (though * ***** ******** ** ********-********* attendees *** ********** ****** *** ** carry ***).
- ******'* ******** *** ** ******* ******, eliminating *** **-**** ***** *********** (****** that ********* **** *** ********** *** online ************).
- ** ** **** ****** **** ****** badge ****** ***** ** ***** ***** the **** ** ****** ****** ***** own **** ****** (**** **** ********) as **** ** ****** ******* ***** badges (***** ****** ***** ** *** less ****** ** ***** ***** ******).
*** **** ************ ** **** ** would ****** ********** *** ******** ******** each **** ********* ****** ** ** onto *** **** *****, ** **** person ***** **** ** **** *** their ******, *** **** ****** ***** have ******** ***** ***** ****** *** entrance.
**** ***** ** ********** *********** *** the ***** *** ******-*** ******** **** thousands ** ****** *** ********** ** enter ** *** **** ****. **** could ** ****** ** ******** ****** to ***** **** **** *********, ********* the **** ****** * ***** ****.
Facial *********** *:*
** *** **** ****** ****** ** verification, **** ***** *** **** ** enroll ********* ** ****** *********** *** then ********** ******* ******* ****** ***********, one ** ***, ** **** ***** the **** *****, ******* ****** ** take ******** *** ** ***** *******.
** ********* ******* ** *** **** this **** **** **** **** ** enrollment ******* *** **** ** ********* in *** ********.
****** ****, *** ***** *********, ** privacy ********, ****** ** *** ******* of *** ******* *** ***** ***** restrictions ** ***** ****** ***********.
Facial *********** *****
***** ****** ******** **** **** ** en **** ** ** ** **** today ** ************* **********, ** ** not **** **** ** ********* ******* soon.
****** *********** ** * ***** *** the *********** ********* ** ***** *** convenience ** ******** *** **** **** floor *********. ****** ****** **** **, and ** ***** **** ** *** matched ** * ***** ********, ******** can **** **** *****.
***********, *******, **** ******* ***** ** a ****. ***, *** ******* ***** mean **** ****** *** ** *** match ***** **** ** ** ******* down ** **** ***** **** ******* been ****** **** *** **** *****. Two, **** ***** *** ***** ******* on ******** ***** ** ********* ********* people. *****, *** ******* **** ***********, facial *********** ** * ***** *** access ******* ***** ****** ****** ** all ***** ** ***** ******* **** people *** *** *********, ********** *********** for *********.
Palm **********
**** ********** **** **** ********* ****** the **** ***** ** ******* ****** enrolled. ** *** ******** ****, **** biometrics *** ****** ** ** **** accurate *** **** ****** ***** ******* concerns ** ****** *** ********* **** sensitive ***** ***** **** ***** ******** than ***** ****.
***** ***** **** ** ** ********, though, *************, **** ***** ** **** online ** ******* ***'* **** ** one's ***** ** ****** ******.
****** ** ********** **** (********* *** ****** ********** ******** ****** Control), ** ** **** **** ** happen, ***********, ** ***** ** **** likely ****** ** ******. *******, ***** exhibitors ** ************ ***** ****** ** Amazon ***** ***** **** * ********** position.
** ***** **** ***** **** ***** generally, ******* ********** ********.
*******
*** ******** ******** ** ** ***** online ** ************ *** ******** ** use *** ****** *** ********** ****** of **** ******** ******** ** ******* looks **** **** **** ** ********* badge **** **** **** **** *** floor.
** ***, ** ******* **** ****** has *** **** *********, *** * lot ******* ** *** *** **** views *** ******** ***** *** **** tradeoffs ** ** ******* ** ****. Secondly, ** ***** ****** ******* ************ become **** ****** ******* (** ***), it *** ****** ************ ******* **** one ** **** ** **** ********** and *****, *********, ** **** *** them ** *****.
** ****** *** *** ****** *** day ****** *** ***** **** * line.
****, *** ** **** **** *** turnstyles ** *** ******** *** ***'* use ****?
****, ** ** *****. ******* **** to *** ***** ********* ** ** a *** ** *********, *** ** is **** * **** *** *** in ***. * ********** ******'* **** my ******* ** * ***** ***** because ** ***'* ******** ******* ** the ***********.
* ***** ***** **** ****** ********/***********. I ***'* ******* **** ***** *** to ** ****. *** ***** **** give *** *** ***** ******* **** the *** ** **** *** *** lanyards, ***. :)
**** ***** ***** *** ** ****** your ** *** ************ *** **** print *** ***** ***. ** ****** to ******* ** ** ****.
**** ***** *** **** ** **** the ** ***** ** *** ****** to *** ****** **.
**** *** ******* ***** * ***** to **** *** ** *** ***** the *****, *** ***** ** ******** checks **** **. **** ***** **** need ** ****** *** ***** ** automate *** ******** *** ************ ** the ******* ******* ** * *******/
*** ********** *** *** ********* ******** not ****** *******.
********* ********
*** **** **** **** ***** ****** keep ******* ** *** *** ********** the ***? * **** *** ******* about **** ****** *** ** ** attendee ***** ** *** *** * times * *** (******** *********) **** that ********* ** ******* *** *****?
**** **** **** *** ****?
* ***'* *** *** **** ***** do ******** *** ********* ********. * see ****** ***** ******* ** ******, going ****** **** **** ******* *** outbound, *** ***** *** **** ** the **** ******* ********* **** ****** go ** *** *** ** **** don't **** *** **********. * ***'* imagine ***** ****** ***** ** *** better **** * ****** ****** *********.
* **** **** **** ** **** up ** ***** ***** (*** *******) for *** **** *** *****. **** needed ** **** ************ ** **** and ***** ******* *******. *** ****** sound **** * ***** ********, *** having *** ** **** ****** ****** to *** * ******* ** **** beginning ** *** ******** ** ******* speed ****.
****, **** *** * ****** ** there ** ***** * *** ***** so ********** **'* *** ** *****.
**** *** ****** ** ***** ****** in *** ***** ******, **'* **** now *** ** ***** *** ** conduct *** ************ ** *** ** vs ****** **** ******** ** *** kiosk. *** **** ** ****'* * better ******** ** ***.
*****, ** *** **** ***** ******** badges, **** *** *********** **** ****. Lots ** **** ** ***** **** problem, *** **** ** ** ******** where **** **** ** ****** ******** identification ** ****** ******, *** * mobile-only ********** ***** ** * *** detriment.
******, ***** ***** *** *********** **** to *** ******. ****** *** ****** for "**** *** **** *****" *** get * ******* **** ***** *** free. ****** **** *** **** ***** is ****** **** ******, *** **** useful ** * ****** ******* *****. There ** ******* **** ** ******** screen ****** ******** ** ******** **** in *** ***. * ********* ***** the **** ** *** ***** ** the **** ***** *** **** * work ******** ******* *** ********.
* ***'* *** *** ****** *** mobile ****** ** ****. ** ***** slow **** *****, ************ ** **** periods, ** ***** ****** * **** to **** **** **** ** ************ name *****, *** ** ***** ********** create ********* ****** *** ** ***** some ********* (****** **** ** ***** phone, ********* ****, **** ***** ** install, ***.)
***** ** ** *** **** **** all ********** ** *** *****. *** for **** ******, ***** ** ** single ******** ** *****. **** ** an ******* ***** **** ***** ***** screening ** *** **** ********* ********. Mobile ******, **********, ******** *****, *** things **** **** *** **** ***** to **** ******* *** ******** ******* of ******* ****** **** *** *****.
***** ***** *** *********** **** ** the ******. ****** *** ****** *** "Free *** **** *****" *** *** a ******* **** ***** *** ****. Making **** *** **** ***** ** almost **** ******, *** **** ****** as * ****** ******* *****
* *** ********* **** * *** of ****** ***'* **** **** *** don't ***** ** ******** ** ** you *******.
*** **'* ********** *** **** **** many ****** *** ******* ** ****.
** **** *****, ************ ** **** about ***** * ******** ***** *** more ** ****** **** ********** *** getting ***** **** ******** ******.
* ***'* ***** ********** **** ** done *** *** ******** *** **** (conference) **** *** ****** ** ****** control ** *** ******* ***** ** be ***** ** * **** ****.
** **** ******** **** * ***** badge ***** ***** ***** *** *** security *** ********** **** **** *** badge ** **********.
**** * ***'* ********** ** *** there ** * **** ** **** to ** ** * ****** ** print *** *****. ** ** *** where * *** ***** ** *** obtain ****** ** ** ***** **** without **** ******** *** ***** ****, why ** ** **** ***** ******** scenario *** * *** ***** *** badge ** ****?
** **** ****** **** ** ** check ***** *** **** ******** **** can ** **** ** ** ** as * **** ** ** ****** check ** *******.
**** *** ***** ******* ****** ** is **** ** *** **** ** and ********* ** ********* ********* ** our ******** ***** ** *** ** are ** ********.
**** *** ***** ******* ****** ** is **** ** *** **** ** and ********* ** ********* ********* ** our ******** ***** ** *** ** are ** ********.
*** **** ** * **** ***** there ** ** ******** **** ********* and ******** **** ********, *** **** is *** ********* ********.
********** ***** ********** ** **********, ***********, convoluted, *** ***********. *****'* ***** *** ways ** ***** *** ******* ** getting * ******* ***** ** ** attendee, ** ** ****** *** *** that ** ****** ** *** *** that ** **** ********, *** **** out ** ***** **** *** ******* of *** ******** ***** ************ ** the ****.
*** **** *** ****** *** ****, but ** *** *** ******* ****** and **** ********* * **** *********** in ** *** ** *** ****.
**** ******* ** ****** ********, ****** get **** ***** ***** ** ** something **** *** ****** ** *** airport. ** ***** *********** ********, *** kiosks *** **** ** *** ********* to ******** *** ** ******* ** the *****.
** ****** * *** ****** *** a ***** ** ******* ***** *** attendees ** *** *********** ****** ******** at *****. **** * ***** ****, get *** ***** ***** ******* *** your **** ** *** *** *********.