ONVIF Speaks On Challenges In Access Control Standards
While ONVIF has been widely adopted for conventional video surveillance, it has had significant challenges with adoption in access control.
In this report, based on an interview with ONVIF Chairman Leo Levit, we examine ONVIF's access control challenges and what market shifts they believe could change this.
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** ******* ** ** **** ** / *** **** ***** ****** **** the **** ******, *** *** ****** control ****** *** ******** **** **** standards. *******, ******* **** **** **************** that ** *** ********** ** * few ********.
ONVIF ****** ** ****, *****, *** ****
***** *****'* ******* ** ***** *** significant ********** ** ****** *******, *** key ******* ** **** ***** *** formed ** ***** ********* ******* ** video ************, *** ****** *******.
**** ******** ****** *** ******** **** standards, ** **** ** *** ******** companies *** **** ****** *******, *** the ******* ****** ****** *** ****** control ******** ****** *********** *** ****** that ***** ***** *** ********/******, *** most **** ** *********** ************.
*** *******, ***** **** ***** ** named ** * *********** *** ****** control ********,**** ** *** **** *** devices ********** ** *** ******** *****:
ONVIF ****** ******* ******* **********
***** ****** ***** ******** *** ****** control (**************):
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******* *:****** **** ******* *** ***** **********, including **** *****, **** ***** / status, *** ***** ** *** ** alarm **** ******* *****, *.*., ***** / ******* ****, **** ******, ***.
******* *: ******/**** ******* *** ******* *** transferring ********** *********** **** ***** ******* like *****, ********* *******, *** *******, etc., ** * ******. ************, ** facilitates ************* ******* ********** ******* *** controllers.
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Low ******** *** ****** *******
*****'* ***** ********:
*** ******** **** **** ****** ****** by ******* ** ****** *** *********** for ***** **************** ** ** ****** control ******. **** ******** **, *******, rather ***.
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Not ***** ***************, ****** ** ****
** ****** **** ***** ***** ** low ******, ***** ** *** "***** technologically" **** *********** ************ *** ****** demand ** ********:
** ** *** **** ***** ** worse ***************; ** ** **** *** industry ** *** ** ****** ***. We ***** **** **** ****** ******** in *** ******. *** ***** ***, it ** *** ****** ** *** market ******* *** ******* *** ** the ******* ****** ***** *************.
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No ***** ****** ********** *******
*** ******** ******** ***** *** "** profile *********** *****":
** ****no ******* ********** ********* ****** *******. Discussions are ongoing on the specification and technology levels, but ** ** *****, ***** *** ** ******* ***********. [Emphasis Added]
However, ******* **********
******** ***** *** ** ****** ***** profile ***********, *** ******** ******** "*******" or "***********" *********** ***************** * ******* ** ******* ** the ******** *** **** ****** ** *********.
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Industry *** ****** *** **** (***)
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**** ** *** ******* *********** ** ONVIF *******, ** ****** *******, * lot ** *********** ** **** **** proprietary ********** ******. ** ** *** see *** **** ** *** ****** for **** ******* ******** ** *****-******* ones. [******** *****].
Smart ********* ***** "***** *** ******" ****** *** ****
***** ******** *** ***** ** ***** building **** ****** ******, *** **** it **** ** **** ** ******* when:
*** ***** **** ******** ******* *** their *********** ******* ***** ********* **** force *** ****** ****** *** **** open ****** ******* *******. ** ***** this **** ** *** ******** **** in *** ********, *** ** ** not *** **** *****, *** ** would ** **** ** ******* **** this **** ******. [******** *****].
End-To-End *** ****** **. "****-**-*****" ** *****
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No "******* *" ********** *******
***** ******* * ** *****'* ****** access ******* *******, **** ******** ************* ******* *********, ******* * ** *** ** option, *** ***** *** * ******* listed:
*** ******** ********* **** ******* **** been *** **** ********** ** **** profile. *******, ******* ** ******** / products *** ******* ********** ****** *** to *** *** / ******* *** keep *** *********** **** / **** that **** *** *** *****:
** *** *******, *** *** ***** devices' ******** **** *** ******* **. Since *** *********** ** ********* ** not **** ******** *** **** *** software *******, ** * ****** ******* the ******* *** ******* ****, **** the ******* ** *******.
Matter ** ****** / **** ** ******** ***********
** **** **** ************* **** ******* to ***** *** ******** ************ / stop *********** *** **** ** **** were ***** ******:
** ** * ****** ** ****** and **** ** ******** ** *** and *** ***** *** ******** *********** if ** ** *** ***** ****. There ** ***** ** ** ***** or ** ** **** ****** *********.
** **** **** **** ****, *** was ******* *** ** *** ******* groups' ***** ****** ***********, ** *** conformant ** ***** ******* *:
**** ****, *** *** ******* *** of *** ******* ******, **** *** more ****** ******* ** *** *******, does *** **** ****.
****, *** **** *********** **** *** conformant ** ******** * *** * are ******** / ************:
"Open" ****** ** ********
*** ******** ******** **** "***** ****" should ** ********:
** ******* ********, *** **** ** are ********** ************* ******* * ******* star ** ** ****** *** ** dependent ** * ******** ********. **** is *** **** ** *** ********** cloud ************ ***** ** ** *****-*******, IoT, *** ****** *******, ** ****** be ******** ******** *** ****** *** stick ** ******** ******** *** * specific ******** **** ** **** ******** is ****.
End-User ** ********** ****** **** ****
**** ****** **** **** **** ********* benefit ***-*****, *** ******* **** ****** incentive ** ***** ****. ***** ********** on *** ******** **** ***:
*** ******** ****** ** *** ***-****, who ** *** ****** ** ** a ******** ********* ** ********. *********** can ******* ** ******** **** ********** for *** **** ***** *** ******* of ******, *** **** *** ********** serving *** ***-**** **** ****.
*** ******* ** ** **** * good *****, **** ******** *** **** standards ** *** ***** *** *** cases. ** ** * *********** *********, and **** ******** **** *** ***** by *** ***********. *** **** ****** agree ** * ****** *** ** solve ***** ******** *** ***** *****, it ***** ** ********* *** ************* to ******** ** ***** ***** ** key ************. ****** **** * *********** to ***** ** ***************, *** ** the ****** ******** **** ***** ** solve.
* ***** *** ****** ******* ***** is ***** **** ** **** ** ONVIF-like ********* **** *** ***** *****.
** **** ******* *** **** *** the ****** ** ***** ****, ***** is ********** *** **** *****. *** can *** *** ***** ******* *** panels, ** ***** *** *** ******* that ***'* ** * ****** ***-**-*** approach (**: *********).
*** *** ***** ** ******** ****, these ******* **** **** **** **** been ********* **** *** *** ******** capabilities, *** *** ***** ** **** a ********* ***** ***** *** *** ride. **** **, * ***'* ****** many ********* ********* *** ******** ** their ****** ** *** **** ****** camera ************* **** ******** ***** ********.
******** ** *******, ****** ****** *** fairly ******. **** ******, **** **'*, some ***** *****. *** ***'* ****** get ****** ** ** *** *** better *****'*, ** ***** *********** ******. There ***'* **** ********* ** ***** an *********** ***** **** ***** ** technically ******* ** ******* **** **** software ** ******, *** **** ***'* officially *********.
** ***** **** ** ***** **** standard ***** ** ** *** ******* benefit ** ******* ******** **********, ***** understandably ***'* ***** ** *** * lot ** ************* *******.
** ************** **** ** ** *** the ******** ********* **** *** ******* Government ** ******* *****, *** ***** NIST ********* *** **** ******; *** it ** ******* *** ******* ******** as **** ** **** ***** ******** that ***** ***** ****. ***** ********* are ***** ** *** ******** ************ Directive ** (****-**) **** ** *******-*, FICAM, ***. *** **** *** **** secure *** *************.
** ***-*** ***. *, ********** *** the *** ** *** *********** ** Facility ****** | **** (****.***)
*****, * ***'* ***** ***** ********* cover ************** ******* ****** *** ********** software, ***/**? ** *** ****** ***** new ********* ****** ****?
**** *** ******* ** ** **** this, *** ***'* ***** ** ****** Control ********* ******** ** * ********* for **** **********. ** *** ******* the ******** **** ** ** ****** and ***'** * ********** * **** Loaf ******; *** **** *** **** food.
***** ********* *** ****** *** **** akin ** ****'* ***'* **** *** define *** ******** *** **** ******* the ********* *********** ** ** **********, routing *** ********* ************.
*** *******, ***** ******* * ******* a **** ********** ******* ** * ONVIF ****** ****** *** '***********************' *** then * *** ******* '*******************************' ** FormatTypeInfo **** =: *************
*** *******.
**** **** **** * **** ** setting * ******** *** *** ********** and ******** *** ****** ** ****** control ******, ** *** ********** ****** of *** ****** *** ****** **** system.
*******-****** ******** *** ********* *********** *** agencies ** ******* ********** **************, ********** the *******, *** ***** ******** *********** to *** ******* ********* *** ********** employees *** ******* ******* ******** ****** to *********-********** ********** *** *********** ********** (IT) ***************'* ** ******** ** **** * card ****** ** ****.
*'* ** ****** ** *** ********** standardizations **** *** ****, *** ***** my ******** ** ** ***** ***** to ** * *** ****** ** place *** * ****** ******** **** to ****:
- * ****** "*****" ****** ********** ******* adoption ** * *** ********** ***
- *** ********** ********** ****** ***** ******** beyond *** ******** ******
- ** ***** ***** *********** **** *********** market ***** (*** *** **** *********** hegemony) *********** ** *** ********
***** *** ** ***** ******** ******* worked ******* ***** *** * *** disruptive ********** (** *******) **** ***** benefits ****** ************** (********* **********) **** an ******** "*****" (****** ****), ***** provided ******* ********** *** *********** (****, Bosch, ****, *** ******) ** **** together.
** **** ** *'* **** ** see ** ******, ** **** ******** for ****** ******* *****'* **** *** same ****** ***** *** ** - I ***'* *** *** ******* ********** technology ** ******* ******* ** **** the ******** ** *** ********.
* ****** "*****" ****** **********
*************, **** ** *****, *** ****** "enemy" *** ****, *** ** ***** and ***** ***** ********* ****, ***** and **** ** **** ******. ***:** ******* ********* - ***** ***.
***** ****'* (*******/***) ***** ****** *****, there's ****** *** **** ********. *** criticism ** ****** *** ** *** about *** **** *** *** ***** harder ** *** ****** ******* ***** side.
* ***** *** *** "****** *****" was ****** ** ** *** * sort ** "***** **** ********" - customer's *********** *** ** **** * pretty **** *** ****** *** ****** it ** **** **** ****** **** any ***. **** *** *** *** case **** ***** ** *******, ** that *** *** ********** ** **** on ****** ********* - ** ** PSIA ** *****.
* ******* ***** *** **** **** the **** *****, ********* **** ** weak. **** * *** ********* *** that ***** (**** ** ****) *** primarily ********* ** **** *** *** threat **** **** ***** ****** * standard ******* ****. **** *** ******* been ************ ******* *** ******* ***** its *** *********** *** ****** ********* VAPIX *** ***** **** **** *******.
*** *** ** *********'* *****, * need *************** ** ** ***** *** ****** by *** ****** ***** ** ****** - ******* **** ** ***** *** out ** **** ********* **** *** fact **** *** ** **** *** win *** ****** * **** ********** standard.
**** ******* ***** *** ********* ******* helped **** *** ***** ******...
** *** ****** *** "******** ** not ******," * ***** ** ******** that ****** ********** ******* **** **** can't **** **** (***** ******** ******), but *** **** **'* ********* **** wouldn't **** ** ****.
*** *******, **** ****** ***** **** it ******** ** ***** *** ** interoperability ******** ******** ************ ** ******* controllers, **** ** *******, ****, ******** House, ****, ***. *** ******* ********* contributes ** * **** ** ********** and ****** ****** ****** *******.