Testing Zwipe Fingerprint Card

By: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jul 23, 2015

By embedding a fingerprint reader into an access control card, Zwipe claims it can increase security without requiring facilities to new / expensive fingerprint readers.

** ********* * *********** reader **** ** ****** control ****, ***** ****** it *** ******** ******** without ********* ********** ** new / ********* *********** readers.

** **** ****, ** put *** **** ******* its ***** ** *** how ** ******** ** typical *********** ********* ***********.

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Product ********

***** ** * *********** credential**** ******** * ******** 125 *** ** **.** MHz ******* **** ** onboard *********** ******. ** order ** **** *** contactless ********** ***********, * user **** **** * valid ****** ** **** it **. *********** *** credential ******* *****-******, ****** than *** ******, *** can ******* ******** ******* requiring ****** ** ***** replacement.

** ************* ** ** ******* note, ***** *** *$*.** ** *****, **** *** ******* *** finalizing ****** *** ********** details. ** **** **** the ***** ********** ******* is ********.

Evaluation *****

** *** **** *****, we **** ***** *** compare ** ** *********** CR80-size ********** *****:

******* *********** ** *****, with **** *****/******* ********* ******** reads ****** * ***** print ** ****, ********** the ****. **********, ***** is *** **** ******* size ** * ****** card, *** ** ************* thicker *** *****.

***** * ***** **** is **** *******, *********** is ******* ** ***** contactless ***********. ***** ******** leading **** ******* **********, *** ****, ******, and *******, *** ******** **** existing ******* **** ** changes ******.

Key **************

*** ****** ****:****** **** ********** ***** readers, ***** ***** ******* only *** *********** ** activate. **** ****** ** enrolled *** *****, **** slight ********** ** ******** recommended ** ******** **** success.

*** ********:*** **** *** *** LEDs **** **** *** user ******** ** *** success/failure ** * ***** read ** **** ***** enrolled *** ***.

******* *******: ***** **** * CR-2032 **** **** **** battery **** ** ******** available ** *** ******. Zwipe ****** * ***** battery ** **** *** 4,000 *********** *****, ***** for * **** **** six ***** *** *** is ***** *.* *****.

***** *********, *** *****-*****: ****** * ******* fob ** **** **** is ****** ********, ***** is ******* ** * clamshell ******** ** ***** halves. *** **** ****** is ***** ** ****** if ********* ** ***** or *** ** ****** if ****. ***** ********** cards ** '******* **** cellphones', ** ******** ** the ****** ******* *** rugged ************ ***** *** normally ****/****** **.

Unit ****

* ****** ***** **** has * ********* ****** price ** $**.**. ************ is ******* ***** *******, with ******** *** ****** discounts *********.

**********

***** *** ******* ******** of ***** ** ****** multi-factor ************** ** *** card, ** ***** ******* significant ********:

************ *****: *** ******* ******* with ***** ** *** some, ******* ********** ***** will ** *********. ****** a *********** ***** **** reads *** ***** ****, a **** *** *** be **** ** ******* credental **** * **** with *****. ***** ************ finger ******** ****** ********** may ******* ***********, ***** may ***** **** ******** getting *** **** ** 'read ***** *** ***** time'. ** *** **** lot ** ***** *****, we ******** **** ********* adult ***** *** ******* fingers *** **** *******, and ***** **** *** an ****** **** *********** valid ***** **** ******, none **** ************ *** first ****, *********.

**** *****:** ~$** *** ****, issuing ***** ** * population ** ***** *** quickly ****** **** ********* than ****** ********** *** door **** * ******** fingerprint ******. **** *********** readers *** ********* ** the*** $*** ***** *** ***** ******** **** of *******, *****'* ********* case is **** *** **** than ** - ** users.

***** ***-******* *******: ***** **** **** a *** ******* ******* programmed *** ******** ****, but ** ** **** to ****. ****** ***** are ******* ** *** pattern ** *** ****** after * ***** ****, the ****** ** ****** missing *** ****** *** the ******* ******* ***** unexpectedly.

** ******: ****** *********** *********** cards/fobs, **** ********* *** a ******** ** *****. Once *** ******* ****, there ** ** ****** method ** **** ********** details. **** ***** **** most ***** ***** **** need ** ***** ********** keys, ****** *****, ** PIN ******* *** ******* readers ** ***** ** have ********* ******* *** access.

**************

***** ** ***** *******, Zwipe's ************ *** *******. Rather **** ******* ***** to ****** *********** ** users, **** *** ****** few **** '***-******' ***** or **** ****** ** sensitive ***** ******* ***** cards.

*** ***** ************ ****** to *** ***** ***** of ****** ***** ******** areas ***** ******* ******* facility ******** ************* ******** to ******** **** ** door-mounted *********** ******* **** by * *** ****** of *****.

Comments (3)

Undisclosed #1

07/23/15 05:42pm

Related?

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/23/15 07:32pm

It is the same technology and product.

Undisclosed #2

07/25/15 01:22am

Weird. Seems like card + PIN would be a more practical overall approach. If you really really need a true biometric 'nobody can steal it' two-factor system you can probably justify the cost of fingerprint readers at the door.

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