Mobile Badges From Openpath vs Physical Badges

Published Jan 13, 2021 18:33 PM

A key weakness of mobile credentials is eliminating credential cards that served as physical badges identifying employees. Now, Openpath is introducing mobile badges that they say enhances the physical badge.

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Inside this note, we examine Openpath's approach and the specific strengths and weaknesses versus physical badges.

Not *********, *** '*********'

******** **** *** ******* ****** *** not * *********** *** ******** ******* ID ****** *** *** ******* ***** of ******** *** ********* **** ****** before.

******** **** ****:

** **** **** * ******* *****/** is ** ***********, *** *** * replacement ** * ******** **.

********* *** ** *** **** “****** wear” ****** ************ ** * ******** requirement *** **** ****** ** **** to * ****** ********** **** ***** only **** ** ** ***** **** time ** **** ** *** **** challenged ** ***** **** *** *** they ***.

***** *** **** ***** *** *********** situations ***** ******* ****** **** * physical ** ***** ******* **'* ** satisfy ********** ************, ******** ************, ******** taste ** *********** ******** *********.

**** ** *** ********* *** ******* users ** **** ***** ****** *** visual ************ **** ******** ** ** so.

**** ** ***** ** ** ******** solution **** ******* **** ******** *** digital ****** ** **** **** *** needs ** ***.

Openpath's ******* ****** ********

******** ***** *** *** ******* ****** 'add ****** ******** ************ *** * frictionless, ******* ****** ******'.

** ********* *****, ******** ******** *********** blank **** ****** **** *** **** contains ******** *********** ***** *** ********** like ****, *****, ******* ****, *** job ********.

*** ******* ****** *** ******* ** a *** ******* ** *** ***** UI:

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******** **** ****** *** ** ********** with ***** *** ***** ******* *** 'custom ****** (**** ******* ******) *** be ******** **** *** ******* *******.'

Mobile ****** ******* ***** ** ******

******, ****** ********* ** *** ********* include *** *********** ** ******* ***** ID ******* ** ****** *****, ******* generic ** ***** **** ******* *******:

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******** ********* *** ******* ** ****** physical ***** ******* ** ******:

**** ****** **** * ***** *** obvious ******* ** **** **** ****** credential **** **** **** ******** *** - *** **'* *** * ******* available ** ***** ****** **** *** we *** * *** ** ******* in ***** ***** *** ******* ******** from **** * ****** ******** *********** and * ******** ***********.

Digital ***** *******

*** **** ** ****** ******* ****** is ******** ** *** ******* ***** pricing, ***** ** *** ** *******, but ********* ~$** *** ***** *** reader **** ********* ******.

*******, *** ****** ****** **** ** 'Vaccine ******', ********'* ******* **** ** required ** $** *** ***** *** reader.

Strengths ** ******** ***** ***

**** **** ** ******* ***, ******** badges *** ******** ************ ** * glance, ********** ***** *** ****** *********** to **** *** *** '** *** times' ** ***** ** ********.

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******** ****** *********** *** ***** ******* to ******* ***** ***, *****, *** expiration *****. **** *** ******* ***** ********** *** ******** ** **** **** ** ** access ********** *** ***** **:

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******** *** *** **** ******* ****** endorsements **** '***** **********', '***** ***/***' certified, ** '******** ******' *******. ******** or ** ***** *** ******* ********* credentials ** ***** *******, **** *********, network *****, ** **********/****.

Weaknesses ** ******** ******

******* *** **** ** ******* ******** cards *** ** ****, *** *** details **** **** *** ** ***-**-**** before *** ********** ****** ***** *******.

**** ****** ***/*****/***** ******** ** ***, details **** ****** ******, *** *****, facility *********, *** **** ************ ***** change ****** **** ******** ****** *** be ****.

** ********, ********'* ******* ****** *** make ******* ** ****** ******* ******* and ********** *** *********** ******* *** display ** **** ******.

Issues **** ******** ******* ******

*** ** *** ******* ******** **** Openpath's ******* ****** ** **** ***** need ** ******** *** *** ** show * ***** ******** ***** **** take ****. ******** ************ **** ******** a *****/*** **** ** ******** ** display ****.

************, **** ****-******* ******* (**** ******** for ***** *******) ****** ** ********* on *** ******* ********.

******** **** **** ******* ***** ** added ** ****** ******** *** *** not **** * ****-****** **** ** develop:

**** ** **** *** *** ******* version ** *** ******* *****. ** have ****** **** ****** ** * way ** ******* ******** * ****. When ** *** ******* ******** *** focus ******, ** ****'* **** **** it *** * **** ******** ** include * ******* *** * ** code. ** *** ****** ** ***** look ** ********* * ******* ** QR **** ** ********* ** *********.

Unlikely ** ******* ******** ******

***** *** ********* ******** ******* *** easy ********** ** ******* ***** ** badges, ** ** *** *** **** being * ***** ******* **** **** business ** ******** **** ***** ****** providers.

** ********** ***** ****** ****** ********* are ****** ** *** ******* ********.

****** '******* *****' ** ** ** user ****** *** ** ****** *** some ************, *** *** **** ****** customers, *** *********** ** ***** *** wear ******** ****** ** *** * problem.

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Comments (9)
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Jan 13, 2021

**** ****** **** * **** **** if ***** **** * ***** ** read ** * ******, *** ************ appears ** *** *** ******** ****** viewing *** ************.

***, **** ************** ** *********. ******** employees ** *********, ** ***********.

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Brian Rhodes
Jan 13, 2021
IPVMU Certified

******** ********* ** *********, ** ***********.

****'* ***********. ** *** **** ****** people ** ** *********** *** ******** badges ***** ***** ** * *********?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Jan 13, 2021

***** ******** ** * ******** ***** badges *** ****** ****** ******** ****** not ******* ***. ******.

******* ** **** ** ******** ***** weakens *** ******.

********** ** **** ****** ** ** are ****** **** ********* ** **** doors **** *** ******* ****** **. It’s **** ** **** *** **** behind *** ** ******* *** ******* to ** *******.

**** ** **’* **** *** *** new ************ ** **** * ****** heading ** *** ******** ******* * nice ****, **** ****** *** ******** is **** ** *** ********** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Jan 13, 2021

*****'* **** *** ***** ******* *** that ****** ***'* **** ** ** seen ** ***** * "*****".

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Brooke Grigsby
Jan 13, 2021

* ***** ***** **** ******** **** there *** ********* ***** * ******* badge ** ******** ** ******* * physical ***** **********. *******, ******** ****** that ****** ** ******* ****** *** not ********* ** ***** ****, ***** is ******.************ ******* ************ ****** ****** *** many ***** *** *** ******* * lot ** ********* ************** *******. *** example, ****** * ******** ********* ***** a ****** ***** ***** ***** ** being ********, ****** ****** **** * greater ************** ** ******* *** ************ for **** ** ** *******. ********* provides ****** ****** ** ******** ** people ******* **** ** *** ******* global *************. ** *** ***** **** first-hand ********** **** **** ******* *** technology ** ******* **** *** **** that ** ****** ** **** ** every ********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Jan 13, 2021

* ***** **** ** **** *** reasoning ****** *** “********”.

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Undisclosed End User #3
Jan 14, 2021

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

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Ed Penafiel
Jan 20, 2021

**'** **** ********** ***** ****** ******* for * *****. **** *******. **** I **** **** ******** ** ** this ***** ***** ***** ******* ****. Pricing ********** ********** ** *+ *****.

JB
Jamie Bienenfeld
Jan 21, 2021

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****** ***** ******* -- **** *** readers ** *** ** ** *** API. *** ****'** ******** ******* ********* with ***** ******* *****. ****** **** should ** * ***** ******* *** skyrocket *** ******* **** ** *** point ** ** ***** **********.

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