SentryCard Embedded Fingerprint Reader Card Examined
Biometrics are growing in popularity for access control as a replacement for cards but one developer Sentry Enterprises has embedded biometrics inside its card.
How does that compare to the more conventional route of biometric readers?
Inside this note, based on speaking with the company's President, we examine:
- Adding Fingerprint Sensors Into Access Badges
- Where User Fingerprint Data Is Stored
- SentryCard Pricing
- Details of Embedded Microprocessor and Fingerprint Sensor
- Additional, but Unlinked UHF Credential
- SentryCard Benefits and Disadvantages
- Sentry Outlook
Executive *******
******* ** ****** * ********** ****** to *** ****, ********** ******** * credential **** ** ******** *********** ****** that **** ***** ***** * ***** fingerprint ******* **.
*** **** ******** ** *** *** higher **** *** **** (~$*** ****) with *** ******* **** ** ***** with *** ******** ****** ******* **************.
SentryCard ********
****** *********** ********** ** ** ****** control ****** ********* ***** ********** ******* readers ** ********** *****. ** ******** to *** ******* ~$*** - $*,*** expense ** *** ******, ******** ***** touching * ****** **** **** ***** people *** ******** ** ** ***** especially **** *****-**, *** ************ ********* can ** ******.
****** ****** *** ****** ****** **** the ****, ** ***** ** ** external *********** ********, *** **** * single **** *** ****** ** *** use ** ** ****** ******.
*** ***** ***** ***** ***** ** overview:
Key ********
********** ** ** ******** *********** ****** combined **** * *********** **** **** that ******** *** **.** *** ****/******, DESFire ***, *****, ******** ****, *** 125 *** ****.
****** * ******** ** ****** *** read *** **** ****, *** ****'* fingerprint ****** ******** *** ********** *** allows *** *********** ** ** **** to *** ******. ** *** *********** does *** ***** *** ****, ** data ** **** ** *** ******.
********** ** ********** ** ******* ** commonly **** ****** ******* *****. ********** is **-** ***** *** *** *** same ******* ********* ** * ******* RFID **** ** *.** **, ** ~37 **** *****, *** **** ********* as * ****** ****. ** **********, widely **** ********* ***** *** ***** that, ** ~*.*** *****.
****** **** **** *** ***** *** "readily *********, ******* ************* ********" ****** ** ****** ********** *******.
Fingerprints ****** ** ****
** ***** ** ******** *** **** credentials, ***** ***** * ****** ** the ******** ****** ** ****** **. Sentry **** **** ******** *********** *** "two ********* ************ (*.*., *** ****** from **** ****) **** *** *********** of *** ******."
*** *********** **** ** ****** ********* on *** **** *** ** *** accessible ** *********** ** * ********* system. ****** **** **** ***** *** card **** ****** **** *********** **** biometric ******** **** ***** *** **** is *** *********** ******* *** ******** user's ***********. ** *** **** ** lost, ****** ***** ** *** **** is **** ******* *** *********** **** is **** ****** ** ********** *** not ***** *********** *******.
***** *** ***** ****** **** *** issued, *** ***** **** ****** *** activate ****. ****** **** ********* ** pre-configured ********** ** *** ********* *** must ** **** ********** *** **** card.
Embedded ************** *** *********** ******
*** ********** ******** **** ** *** same ********** ** ******* ****** *****, with ********** ******** ********** **** ** the *********** ******* ********.
****** ********* ** ****:
*** ********* ****** ** * ********** type **** (******-*****)*********** ***** (***), ***** *** ********** ************** ** a (*****-*****)***** ******* ***********.
****** ***** **** ***** ********** ********** are **** ***** **** **** ********* from ******* *********** *****.
Non-Replaceable *******
*** *****, ********** **** '******-**********'********* ******** ************ **** **** ** *** reader. *** *********** ****** ** ******* by * *******-*** *******.
****** **** **** *** ******** ******* life ** "******* ***** *** **** years, ***** **** ****** *****." *** embedded ******* ** *** *********** *** the **** ** ********* **** *** battery ****.
Card *******
**** ****** ******* $**.** *** $***.** based ** *** ********** ****** ** the ****. ****** *** ******** *** HID ******* *** $***, ***** ******** (non-custom) ******* **** *** (******) *** $95. *** **** ** ********** ** roughly ** - ** **** **** typical ****** ********** (******* ~$** ****).
*** ******** ** *** *********** *** shipping. ****** ******* *** ******** ***********, access *******, *** *** ********, *** not ************ ** ****** ** ***-*****.
Additional, ******** *** **********
********** **** ******** ** '****** ********' UHF ********** **** **** ** *** activated ** ******** ** *** *********** reader.
********, ****** ******* *** *** *********** for******* **** ****** ********** ************ ***** *** **** ***** is **' - **' ****** **** the * - ******* ********* ** 13.56 *** *** *** ***.
*** ********* ** **** *** ********** is *********** ****** ** ****** ******* because *** ***** ** *** ** significantly ****** **** **.** *** ***********.
Sentry *********** ******* *******
*******-*********** ************** ******* ** ****. *** ******* tells ** **** ********* **** ** full-time *********.
*** ******* *** *** ******** ***** revenue ** ********* *******.
********
*** *********** **** *** ******* **********, including:
- ** ****** ******* ******: ***** ********** **** ******** ******* requires ** ************ ** *************** ** existing ****** *******, *** *** ** configured ** ** ******** **** ******** compatible *****.
- **** ********** ***********, ******* ********** ********: *********** ******* ** *** ******* layer ****************** ** ****** ******* *** ** so *********** **** ********** ******* ********** and ******** **** *********. ******* ** installing ******* ******* *** ********** ** enrollment *******, *********** *** ****** ************ and ***** ***** ********** ** **** minutes ** ****.
- ********** ****** ********: *** ******** ** *** ********** is ******** ***** ***** ****** ** potentially ******* ** ****** ** ****. Indeed*********** ******** **** *********** ******** ** *** *********** ** a ******** ****** ** ***** ******** the **** **** * ***********.
*********
- *********:********** ********* ** ***** ****** ** cost. *******, *********** *** ******** ** be ***********, **** **** $** *** card *** ********** $* - $**. SentryCard ** ************* **** ********* ** ~$95 - $*** ****. ****** ******** by ****** *** **** ** ********** and ******** ***** ******* ***** ********* per *******, *** ** ******** ********* *********.
- ****** ****** **** ****** ***************** **. Fixed *******:************* **** **** ***** *** ****************** more ***** *** **** ** **** product ****** ******** ******* * *********** reader ** * ***-**** **** **** if *** **** ** ** *** or **** *****. *******, *** ********** costs *** ** ******** ** ****** a '******' ************* ******** **** ****** SentryCard ** ***** ** *********/****-******** ***** and ***** (***** ****) ************ ***** elsewhere.
- ***-*********** *******: *** **** **** ** ******** battery **** ****** ** ******* ** it ****, *** ******* ***** *** required ** ******** ******* **** *** re-enroll ***** *********** *** ****** ***. Sentry ***** ** *** ******** ******* simplifies *** ********** *** *** ** the ****.
- *** ******: *******, *** ** *** ***** benefits ** ***** ****** ** *********** is **** ******** ****** ***** ** not ********. ********** *** ** ************ since ** ** *** ********** **** mobile *******.
Competitive **********
****** ** *** *** **** ******* to ***** *********** ******* **** *****.******************* **** ********* ***** **** ******* RFID ***** (***** ******** ** ~$**, Feitian ******** ** ~$** ****), *** neither ********* ******* *** ****** ****** card ******* **** ****** **** (*.*.: HID ****** ****) *** *** *********, non-weather *****, ** ***-********* ***** (**** Zwipe), ** ***** ******* ***** (**** Zeitian) **** *** ******* ** ***** and *** ** ****** *******.
*******
********** ***** ******* ** - ** more **** ******* ****** ********** *** faces *** *********** ******* ** ******* one ******** ** **** *** ********** populations **** **** **** ** *****.
***** *** ***** ** *********** *********** readers ** ***** $*** ** **** per ******, ********** **** *** **** economic ***** *** **** *******, **** considering *** ***** ****, ***** ********** *** ******** ** ********* clean/disinfect *******.
**** ******* ********** ** ****** **** to ***** ********** *********** ***** *** risk ** ******/******* *********** ** ******** for ********* ** ****-******** *****.
****/****
* ******** **** ********* (**?) ********** a ********* ****** **** * *********** reader ***** **. ******* ** ***** sell * *** ** **** ** data *******/****** *****... ** **** * total ** ****.
*** **** ** * ***** **** the *********** *****************...*** ******** **** *** **** *****, distribute ***** **** **** ** ****** accessing ****** ******** *****.
*** ******** **** *** **** *****, distribute ***** **** **** ** ****** accessing ****** ******** *****.
**** ******** ** ********, *******, * networked *********** ****** ****** *** ** used ** ******/******** ** *** ****** once ** ** ********* *** ********* and ***** ** ** ********** ****** of ******** ******.
* ******* *** *** ***** **** appears ** **** *** **** ******** is *** **** ******* ********* *** data ******* ****** ********** **** ********* Data (***********). **** ******* ** **** high ******* ** ***** *********** *** often * ******* ****** ** **** solutions *** ** ****. ********* **** Biometric ******* **** ***** *** ******** either ** ****** ** ******** ****** don't ****** **** *** ******* ************ because ** *** **** **** ** no ********** ** ***. **** ***** Sentry **** ********** *** *** ******** and ********* *******/********* ** **.
**** ** ******* ***** ***** ** in **** ******** ************ ** * great *** ** *** *** ******* and **** *** *** ****** ** it ***** *** *** ******. ****** Credentials *** *** **** **** ** large *********** **** *** * *** of ********* *** **** *******. ******** and ******* ********** *** ** * nightmare *** ******* **** *********.
*** **** ********** ** *** *** everything, ********** **** ** ***** ** Physical ********.
* ***** * **** **** *** 'hybrid' ******** *** ******** *** ****** the **** ** ******/******* ***********. ****** for ******** ** **!
****** ******** *** ** *** ******** companies ** **** **** ** **********, Digital ******* *** ** *****, **? They *** * ********* **** ****** the *******, *** ** **** ** thought *** **** *****, *.*. **** there's ** ***** ****** **** ****** security *** ***** *** ******** ********** for **** **** ** ***-****. ** was ***** *** ***** ***** *** I ******* **** **** ******* ** a *** ** ********** **-****** ** similar ** *****'* ******** ****** ****** chargers **** *** ****** *** *** your ****** ****.
** *** ***** **** ** * digital ********** *** *** ****'* ********* data, ****-******* ****** **** **** ******** protected, *** ***** ** ******* *** financial ****, ******* *******, ***., ***. I ***** ** *** ***, ** had *** **** ******** ****** ** appeal ** *** **** ********* *** cases, ** ** **** ** ******** heavy **** ** ************** ********** *** didn't *** ****** ***** ******** ** really ***** *** *****.
**** ***** $**** ** *** **** more ***** **** *****.
* **** *** **** ** *** biometrics, *** * *** *** ** wrong **** ** ** *******. *** card ***** ** ******* *** **** not **** ******* ******,
* **** ***** ********** ******* * finger ***** ******* ** ** ****** card. ** *** **** **** **** security **** **** *** ** * finger ***** ****** ** ** **** day *** *** *** ****** ***********.