Navigating through doors with our hands full, attempting to use an access control badge. It’s a moment that often feels like a blend of art and awkwardness, reminiscent of a tightrope walker trying to maintain balance while juggling. This scenario is all too familiar to many, and highlights a critical area in need of innovation: Access control systems.
As we delve deeper into the digital era, the question arises: Is the traditional badge and reader system the best we can do for access control? With technology advancing at an unprecedented rate, it’s time to re-evaluate our approach to securing and accessing our workspaces.
Embracing the Digital Revolution: Mobile Access Control
The answer to modernizing access control lies in the technology that has become an integral part of our lives: smartphones. These devices now possess more processing power than some computers, and hold the key to revolutionizing access control. Sentry Interactive is at the forefront of this transformation, harnessing the power of mobile NFC technology to enhance security and user experience.
The Sentry Mobile Access solution leverages Near Field Communication (NFC) within the user’s smartphone for door entry. Taking a step back from unsecure and dated Bluetooth and RFID access systems. This approach not only simplifies access but also significantly bolsters security by binding access credentials to a user’s biometrically protected personal device.
Beyond Convenience and The Standard Level of Access Control Security
The benefit of moving to mobile-based access control extend far beyond convenience. The Sentry Mobile Access solution takes its security to the next level. Unlike other mobile access solutions, Sentry has turned the user’s secure smartphone into the active NFC door reader meaning there’s no need to upgrade reader system hardware when adopting mobile credentials. Furthermore, with the user’s smartphone becoming the active NFC reader, it makes Sentry Interactive the only interoperable mobile access credential provider that follows NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) compliant protocols. Ensuring robust encryption and protection against emerging threats, including quantum computing vulnerabilities. NIST provides the highest global benchmark and framework for cyber security and encryption standards, and is responsible for ensuring the White House, NSA and US military secrets remain safe. This makes Sentry Mobile Access one of the most secure cloud based mobile access control solutions globally.
Leading the Way with Innovative and Sustainable Solutions
At Sentry Interactive, we understand the importance of a seamless, secure workplace experience. Our cloud-based mobile access control platform is designed with the future in mind, providing a scalable and secure solution for today’s dynamic work environments that minimizes change and disruption to existing systems. Our interoperable mobile access software permits legacy access security systems, regardless of their age, to stay exactly how they are. Proprietary system upgrades would usually involve ripping out and replacing door readers at every access point with compatible readers for NFC smartphone entry. This generates a significant amount cost and unrecyclable electronic waste. The Sentry Mobile Access solution provides the ability to integrate and unify already installed proprietary systems, offering a clean, easy to implement, bolt on solution to NFC mobile credentials. In addition, by facilitating the transition away from physical credentials and badges, we address user experience, security concerns and environmental challenges, setting a new standard for access control.
Sentry Interactive is committed to environmental sustainability. The traditional production of plastic access badges contributes to the extensive global problem of plastic waste. By transitioning to mobile credentials, we are not only paving the way for a more secure and efficient building access experience but also contribute to a more sustainable future without ‘rip and replace’, pulling cable, installation and new reader hardware upgrades, with Sentry Mobile Access. All other access control manufacturers insist upon upgrading readers year after year to the latest and most secure access control readers. We’ve disrupted the industry and turned the reader upgrade model on its head. This initiative of reducing unnecessary electronic plastic waste aligns with our broader Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, reflecting our commitment to making a positive impact for the planet. Sentry Interactive’s commitment to innovation and sustainability is driven by the needs of our customers. We strive to reduce unnecessary waste and enhance security.
Sentry Interactive is not just about opening doors; we’re about opening possibilities – for a more efficient, secure, and sustainable future. To learn more, contact us today.
