Sentry Enters Crypto With Fingerprint Sentinel Wallet
Sentry Enterprises released its fingerprint Sentry card for access control in 2021 but is introducing the technology in "the first non-custodial biometric cold storage crypto wallet" as Sentinel Wallet.
IPVM investigated how the new offering impacts the company's existing access control business and how the Wallet fits into the current crypto marketplace. Based on conversations with company President and CRO John Calzaretta, we examine:
- Sentinel Wallet's Positioning
- Sentinel's Post-FTX Crash Outlook
- Impact of the Sentinel Sale on Sentry
- Sentry's Other Verticals
- Advantage Over Other Cold Storage Devices
Sentinel ****** ** * ********** ******** ** ****** ***********
****** ** *** ******** **** **** physical ******** **** *** ********** ******** and ****************** ******** * ********** ******** *** **** as ** ****** *** ******* ***** and *** ************** ********.
****** *********** *** ***** ******** ****** to *** *** *********** ***** ** a **** ***** ** * **** wallet (*.*., ******* ****) ** ************************** *******, ********, ******, *** ******.
**** **********, ******'* *********, **** *** company ******* ** **** *** ****** Wallet ******** ** * ***** *** has ** ********** ** ******* ******** Wallets ** ***********. ******, ******'* **** is ** **** ******** ****** ** a *****-**-*** ******** ** * **************-******* company *** *** ********** ******** ** include *** ****, ********, *** ** employees ****** ** ******* *** *******. Sentry **** ***** *********** *********** ***** for *** ****** ****** ******** ****-****.
Positive ****-*** ***** *******
***** ******'* ****** ******** **** ********* becoming ************ *********, ** ***** **** Calzaretta *** ********* *** ******** ****** makes ***** *** *** ** ******* the *******:
******* ******* ************ ** **. *** or **** ******** ***/***, *** *********** by ************** ***** ** **** ********* storage ** *** **** *** ***** in ******* ** **** ******* **** is ** ********* **********. *** ******* proposition ** **** ** ***’** ***** to ** ** ******* ** **** keys, *** *** ***** **** ** the **** ****** *********/****** **** *** can, *** *** *************, *********, *-****** authentication ******** ** ******** ** ******** to ******** ** *** ****** *****.
** ***** **** ********'* ******** *** be **** *****, ********** **** *** crash, ***** ****** ***** ** ******* to **** ***** ***** **** **** online/hot ******* **** **** *******, ***** they *** **** ** ****.
Sentry's ***** *********
********'* ****** ****** ** *** ** several ********* ******* *** ******* **** for ****** ****, ******** ** *** 'solution ********' ***** ** ******* ********* below:
** ******** ** *** *******'* ******** access *****************,***** ********* ******* ********* *******:
- ******* ******
- *******
- ************* ********
- ************ ******** (***** ** *** ****)
Sentinel ****** ********
******** ****** ********* *** *********** ******* owners **** ** ******* *** ******** secure, ***** ** ************* *** *** protected ****** ***** ** ******. *******, accessing *** ***** *** * ******* key ** **** ** ********** * 24-word '******* ***' ****** **** ******* account ******.
********** ******** ********'* *********** **** ***** this ******* ****** ** ******, ********* memory ** *** ****, ***** ** unlocked ** *** ***** *********** ** the ***** *** ******* * ****** app *** *** ** * ****** phone.
**** ** *** ***** ******* ************** are ***** ******* ** *** ********'* requirements, ********* *** *****/**********/ *** ********** formats *********. *** ******* *********:
*** ******** ** ******** ** ******* any **** ** *****. *********, **’** have ** ********** ** ******* *** top **-** ** ****** ***. **********, this ** * ******** *** *** acquirer.
*** ******** ** ***** ** ** blockchain ********, ** ******* * ******* of *****. *** ** *** *** it **** ******* *****.
Sentry **** *** ***** ****
******'* ********* ********** **** ******** ******'* offering *** *** ********* ******** **** not ****** *** ** ******'* ***** markets, ********* ****** *******.
********** ********* **** ********'* ***** ******'* own ******'* **, *** ****** ***** be *** **** ******** ** *** fingerprint ****.
Types ** ****** ********
**************** ******* *** *********** ***********, ****** and ******* ****. ****** **** *** used ** ** ********** *** *** funds (**** ** ******* ******), ******* private **** *** **** ** ******** the ************ *** ********* ** *** account (**** * *** ** ********). If * ******* *** ** ***** to ** *******, *** *********** *** be *********. ** ******* ********** ** unwanted **********, ******* **** **** ** be ****** ******. *** ***** **** common ******* ** ******* ***** **** are:
- ********* ******* ******* ** ************** *********
- *** *******
- **** *******
********* ******* *** **** *** ********** by ************** ********* (*.*., ***,********,*******), *** ***** *** ******* ************ on ***** *********.
*** *** **** ******* *** ** in ******** ** ******** ****, *** the **** ************** ******* *** *** is ******** ************. *** ******* *** connected ** *** ******* *** *** sometimes ** ********** ** *******. ** contrast, **** ******* *** **** ***-******* and ********* ****** ******** ******* **** a *** *****. ******* ***** *** private **** ** ****** *** *** as * *** ** ***** *** to ****** ************ ******* *** ** QR *****.
**** *********** ***** ****** ******* *** be***** ** ************.
Other ****** **** *******
******** ** ******** ** *** **** wallet ***** ** ** ******** **** wallets **** *********** ******* ** * card-sized **** ******.
***** ***** ******* ***** *********** *******, they ********** *** ******** ** *** drives ** ******* **** **** ** plugged **** * ***********, ***** ********'* sensor ** ******* ** *** ******* battery.
***** **** ******* *******:
****** **** *- **** ~$*** *** ******-***** ****** supports **** ****** ******* *** ********** types *** **** *** **** * fingerprint ****** *** **** *** ** BLE ** *******. *** ******'* "****** Live" ****** ******** ** ********* ** many ***** ** ***** ****** ** use **** ***** ****** ****.
*'**** ********* **** ******- **** ~$*** *** ****** ** flip-phone ***** *** ******** *** ***. The **** **** ****** ** ****+ security *******. *******, *** ****** ******** regular **********, **** **** ***** ********* two ** ***** ***** ****** *** unit **** ** ******* **** * USB *******. *** ****** ** ******** but ***** ****** ** **** * pocket.
Advantage **** ***** **** ******* *******
********** ********* ******** *** ******* *** advantages **** ***** "**** *******," ****** product ********** ***** *** ** ********* using *** **** **** ** *** copied **** *********, ******* ** ****** code ********* *** **** ** *** product. ******** ** ******** ** "*** world's ***** ******** *** ********* **** storage ****** ******," ********* ** ** EAL5+ *** ****+ **************.
Battery ********** *******
*************, * ******** ****** ************ ******** *********** ****** **** ************* ****** ******* *** ******* ******* cannot ** *****-********. **** ***** **** low, *** ****** **** **** ** replaced.
*******, ********** **** *** ******** ****** control ******** ** * - * years **** ****** ** ************ ****** in ****** *** ***** *** **** less ***** **** ****** ******* **** formats. ***** ** ****** ******* **** might ** **** ******** ***** *** day, *** ****** ***** ****** ** used *** **** **********.
Improved ******** *** ******** ******
********** **** **** ******** *** *** chip ********* **** ** ********** ************ ********* *** ********* ******** *** ** allow *** *** ****** ** ******* storage. ** ******* ***** **** * new**** ********* ***************** ***** ******* *** ******** *** sensor *** *** ******** ******. *******, Sentry ***** * ****** ******* **** Screen ***** *** *********** ****** *** user ********.
*** ******* * *** *** **** is **** *** *** ***** ** just *** **** ** * **** larger ******** ** ******. **** *** an ********** **** *** *** ****** crypto. **** *** **** ********. **** believers **** *** **** **'* **** for ********* ** **** ***** ** turns ****** ***** (*** ** ****** might **** ******), *** **** ** a ******** ******* *** ********* ************ unless *** **** ** **** ** a ****. **** ****** ********* *** just ****** ** ******* ***** ***. Even ***** **** ******, * *** of **** ********* *** ****** ** thousands ** *********.
* ***** ********** *** ** ** a ******** *******. ** ** ***** allow ** ** *** *********** ********* to ** ******** ******* ** ********** them ** ****** ******, * ***** it ***** ** * **** *********** of *** *******. ***** ** ****** to *** ** ****** ********* *******.
******* ***** **** *** ****** ****** in ******* ** ********. ***, *** of *** ****-***** ** **** *** are ******** **** *** ******* **** wallet/crypto ******** ***** **** ****** ******* and *** ** *** ** ***** online *********. ***** *** **** ** do **** *******, *** * *** see ****** ****** ****** *** ********* like **** ****** ** ** *****-****** approach. **** ***** ** * **** acquisition *** ******* **** ******** ** offer ***** ********* ** *********** ******.
*** ** *** ******* ********* ******* for ****** ******* ** ** *** decentralized *** *********** (** * ******* bank) ******.
** **** **********, **** ****** ***** to ******. ***** ** *** **** an ******* *****-*** **** **** ************ *** ***** (****** ******** '**********' and ******* *** *** *********).
**** ***** ** ****** * ***** external ****** ** ****** - ****** reject ********** ********* ***** **** **** it! (...*** ** * ***********, * get *** ****** **** ****!) :)
*** ****** ** **** *** **** step ***** ***** ** ** **** regulation ** ******* ******* ***. ***** who **** ***** ***** ** * cold ****** *** **** *** ******* your ***** ** ** ******** ** very ***** ** **** *****.
*** *** ********* **** ******* *** centralized ******** *** **** *** ****** responsible *** *** **********' ***** *********. In **** *********, **** **** **** gone ******* ** ***** *** *&** and ************ ******** ******** ***** (**** extreme ********) ******* *** ********* ** the ********. *********** ****** ******** *** not ****** *** *** **** **** don't ****** **** **** *** ****** of ****** ***** ** **** ******* and **** ***********. ****** *** "*******" your ****** ** ** ******** ** a ****. * *** **** ******* options **** **** ***** ********* ** more *** **** ****** ******* **** the **** ** *** ** ******* the *********** ******* ***** ***** ** all ***** *** ****** ** * bank. *** **** **** *** **** crypto.
*********** *** ****** ** ******* ****** regularly ****** ** ***** *****, **** ***** ** *** ** the *** ******-******* ****** ** **** clear *****.