Dahua, Hikvision, ZKTeco Face Mask Detection Shootout

By: Zach Segal, Published on Jun 19, 2020

Temperature tablets with face mask detection are one of the hottest trends in the current coronavirus driven market. But how well does face mask detection work?

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We bought and tested tablet / stations from Dahua, Hikvision, and ZKTeco and shot them out side by side to see how they performed and where they failed.

Interestingly, we found 1 clear winner while the other two were very simple to fool. Inside this report, we look at the state of "AI" within these new security devices, showing where they worked and failed.

Executive ******* - ********* ****

*** ***** ********* ***** be ******* **** * dollar ****, ****, *** failed ** ****** ********** worn *****, *** *** Hikvision ********* ********** ****** than *** ***** ***. In ********, *** ******* to **** *** * mask ***** ***** ***** doubt ** *** ********** of ***** **** *********.

*** ***** ***** ********* the *******:

*** ***** ***** ********* the *********** ****** *** options:

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**** ********** ** *** breakdown ** ****** *****:

  • *** ***** ***** ** fooled **** * ****, but *** ********* *** not ************ ****** *** required **** *********** **** placement
  • * ****** **** **** horizontally ***** **** *** three
  • ******* * ***** ** front ** **** **** or ******** **** * cup ** ****** ****** the ***** *** ****** but *** *** ********* cameras
  • *** ******* ********** **** face *****, ***** *** nose *** *******, ** face *****
  • ** **** **** **** to **** *** ***** cameras **** * ****** strip ** ***** ******* tape *** *** ******, however *** ********* ******** much **** **** **** the ***** ***.

Fooling **** **** *********

*******, *** ***** **** detectors *** ****** ** spoofed, **** *** ***** and ****** **** ********** to **** ** ********* as ******** ******, *******, or ** *** **** of ******, ****** * beard. *** ** *** ease ** ********, ** best, ***** ******* ***** be **** ** ********* to **** * ****.

Continuous ********* ***********

** ********, ** ***** mask ******** *** ****** someone ****** ***** **** off, ** ***** ******* detection ***** **** ****** someone *** * ****, it *** ***** ****** they **** ** **. C********* **** ********* ** potentially * **** **** useful *** ** ****** people **** *****. ** will ** ******* ******* from * ******* ** vendors ** *** **** future.

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****, *** ******** *** not ****** ****** ********** wearing *****, ** ***** below:

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Dahua **** **** *********

*** ***** **** **** Detection *** **** ** spoof. ******** ******* **** a *****, ****** ****, mug, *** **** ***'* hand ************ ****** *** device.

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*****'* ********* ******* ** focus ** *** **** right ***** *** ***** and *** ****, ** can ** **** ** the ******* ***** ***** it *** ****** ** a ***** ***** ** tape. *******, **** ***** area ** ***** *******, that ****** *** ******, a ***** *** *** counted ** * ****. However, **** ***** *** to **** ***** ************ counting ** *****.

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Hikvision **** **** *********

*** ********* **** ******** was **** ****** ** spoof, *** **** ********, it ****** **** ** consistently ** ** **** a ****** **** **, more ************, **** ********* ear ** ***. ** addition, **** ****** ********, it ***** ** ****** with * **** *** occasionally **** * ***.

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*** ******* ***** **** some **** ** ********* for ******, ** **** as *** ****, *****, and ***** *** ****. This ***** ******* *** it *** ****** ** thin **** ********* *** to ***, *** *** a *****, ** ***** below:

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*******, *** ********* ******** the **** *****-******** ** the *****, ******* ** recognize * ********* **** covered ***'* **** *** nose ** * ******** mask.

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ZKTeco **** **** *********

*** ******'* *********** *** comparable ** *** ***** model *** ******** ** focus ** * ****** area. ** *** ****** spoofed ** *** **** objects ** *** *****: a *****, ****** ****, mug, *** * ****.

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*******, **** **** *** fingers **** ****** ** fool **. ***, ******* because ** *** ***** on * ****** ****, simply ****** * ***** fooled ** ** ****, as ***** *****:

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** *** ********* *** testing ** **** **** detection **** *** **** month, ********* ******* **** Avigilon, *****, ******, *** others. ** *** **** suggestions ** **** ******* to ****, ****** ***** them ** *** ********.

Comments (10)

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/19/20 02:41pm

**** ******** *** ******* ** IPVM! **** ** ****'* first ****, ****** **** testing, ********, *** ********* from ****. ** **** joined **, ********** **** Dartmouth **** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

06/19/20 03:44pm

***** **** **** ***** evaluating *** ******* **** for * ** ** 20 ****** **** ** pass, *** ***** *** or *** ******** ** the ****** ** *** line **** * "**** fever".

Wijith pathum Palliyaguru

06/20/20 08:28pm

** **** ***

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Wijith pathum Palliyaguru | 06/20/20 09:30pm

******, ******. ** *** in *** ******* ** procuring * ****** ** other ******* ********* ***, hopefully **** ******* ** them ** *** **** month.

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Jose Munoz

Avit Soluciones S de RL de CV
06/21/20 12:19am

**** ***** ******* *******, I ****, **** * mask **, *** ******* on. *****'* ****** *********** for *** ****** ** match * **** *** make * **** ***********.

******, ****, ***. *** well **** ******* ******* on ***** *********?

***** *** ****, **** good ****.

**** *******.

Geoff Jones

07/02/20 02:32pm

*** ***** ** **** the ********* ******. ** are ****** **** ****** in *** ******.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Geoff Jones | 07/02/20 08:44pm

** **** **** ******** more *****, **** ******* to ** * **** relabel. ** **** **** carefully ****** ** *** through *** ******* *** order *** **** ******** marketed *****.

* **** ******* *** to ********* *** **** information.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Sean Patton | 07/05/20 01:19pm

* **** *** * news ***** **** ****** City **** ** ******* out ***** ** ** the ********* ******, ** be **** *** *********** and **** **** ********* only ** *** ***********, police, *** **** *********. I **** ** ******* with ********* *** *********** using **** **********, *** I ******* **************. ****** the **** *****, ** was ****** @ *:*** that *** ***** *** made ** *** ******. You *** ******* *** from *** **** * grabbed **** *** ***** that **** *** **** in *****, *** *** MAC ******* *** **** be ****** **** ** China. *** *******'* **-************ are ** *** *****, they **** ***** * few ************ ** **, and **** *** ** my ******** ** * building ***** * *** assure *** ** ************* is ****** *****.

********* **: ****** **** is *** ** ********* body *****, **** *********** technology ** *** ********* buildings - **** *** York

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 07/27/20 09:50am

********* **: ****** **** is *** ** ********* body *****, **** *********** technology ** *** ********* buildings - **** *** York

** ***** ** ** BEMS *****. *** ****:

** ******** ********* ** "NDAA *********" *** **** or *********** ******* ** offering ****** ** *********? The ********* ** ** surely ****** **** *** cost.

Christopher Amundson

07/02/20 02:43pm

********** ** **** ***** be *****. * *** a **** ** ** own *** ** ******** no **** **** * coffee *** *** **** covering ****, *** *** detect * **** **** a ****** **** *** cell *****.

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