Our credentials and accessories
Access Control means keeping some people out and letting others in. Credentials are the means to identify a person with enough certainty before deciding to let them in or not. They are used as a form of identification and can be physical, virtual or biometric data. The most secure systems use a combination of credentials.
Explanations
Typically, credentials come in three types:
● Something a person has: an access card, fob, QR code,
mobile
phone, etc.
● Something a person knows: a PIN code, a password, etc.
● Something a person is: fingerprints, face, etc.
Each of these comes with limitations: a card can be lost or
stolen, a password can be shared, biometric data may not be
stored legally in some jurisdictions. This is why high
security
applications may require more than one type of credential
used
in combination: a card and a PIN code, or a mobile
certificate
linked to a fingerprint activation for instance.