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.

 

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Evaluation *****

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

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

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* ****** ***** **** has * ********* ****** price ** $**.**. ************ is ******* ***** *******, with ******** *** ****** discounts *********.
 
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** ******: ****** *********** *********** cards/fobs, **** ********* *** a ******** ** *****. Once *** ******* ****, there ** ** ****** method ** **** ********** details. **** ***** **** most ***** ***** **** need ** ***** ********** keys, ****** *****, ** PIN ******* *** ******* readers ** ***** ** have ********* ******* *** access.
 
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*** ***** ************ ****** to *** ***** ***** of ****** ***** ******** areas ***** ******* ******* facility ******** ************* ******** to ******** **** ** door-mounted *********** ******* **** by * *** ****** of *****.
 

Comments (3)

Undisclosed #1

IPVMU Certified | 07/23/15 05:42pm

Related?

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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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