High security

Understanding High-Security Systems: Mastering End-to-End Security

Security Beyond the Standards

Security isn’t just about adhering to standards, it’s about creating solutions that are robust, adaptable, and user-centric. The foundation lies in secure and preferably certified technologies, seamless integration, and, above all, a deep understanding of the human factor.

No matter how advanced your system, if users perceive security as a constraint, the effort can be undermined, like a door propped open to avoid the “inconvenience” of access control.

Choosing the right solutions means making security intuitive, ensuring user adoption, and protecting your investments.

The Badge – the KEY

The Cornerstone of Secure Access Control

To ensure your badge, physical or virtual, is truly secure, it must include:

• Trusted Technology : Move away from outdated 125kHz and choose secure standards like MIFARE DESFire EV3 or virtual badges like STid Mobile ID, the only mobile application certified for security under EN17640.
• Expert Encoding : A secure badge is only as good as its encoding. Even the best technology fails if the ID isn’t expertly encoded, leaving your system vulnerable.
• Seamless Integration : Ensure proximity checks confirm the badge is present at the reader and secure messaging validates secure communication between the badge and the reader.

The Reader

Your First Line of Defense

As the visible entry point to your system, the reader is also the first target for attackers. A secure reader should:

• Be Robust: Withstand physical attacks like hammer blows or kicks.
• Anti vandal system: Include an accelerometer that sends an alert if tampered with and automatically erases security keys.
• Protect Security Secrets: Use an EAL5+ ship, making reverse engineering nearly impossible.
• Support Secure Communication Protocols: SSCP Certified and OSDP verified in Secure Channel.

Communication Protocols

Secure Communication Between Reader and ACS

Three protocols dominate the market:

• Wiegand: Outdated and insecure.
• OSDP: In its Secure Channel (SC) version, ensures encrypted, authenticated, and signed communication.
• SSCP: Designed for maximum security with no compromises.

Both OSDP and SSCP are bidirectional, enabling reader management, maintenance, and even new functionalities, such as:

• Readers flashing orange to alert employees of potential intruders.

The Human Factor

Turning Users into Advocates, Not Adversaries

Security systems must feel like opportunities, not obstacles. Choosing virtual badges (e.g., STid Mobile ID) reduces loss and forgotten credentials, making access control more intuitive and user-friendly.

Data Security

Protecting Sensitive Data, Ensuring Compliance

Select architectures that safeguard employee data while meeting GDPR requirements. STid innovations include:

• Transparent authentication modes (e.g., PIN codes or biometrics) where sensitive data remains with the user.
• Biometric recognition directly via smartphones, ensuring sensitive data stays private.

Holistic End-to-End Security

From Parking to Perimeter, A Unified Approach

STid’s Spectre range, with the NANO integrates dual technologies to authenticate vehicles and drivers, streamlining entry and exit with long-range reading capabilities.Embrace global security by eliminating silos. Open technologies allow physical and logical security devices to interoperate, providing a seamless, unified security ecosystem.