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Offer readerless cloud managed mobile credentials for physical access as a managed service and unlock recurring revenue. 

Become a reseller

Provide secure mobile credentials that work without reader hardware as a remote managed service

Expand your managed IT and security services and generate an additional recurring revenue stream by reselling cloud based mobile credentials built on public key infrastructure (PKI) that work across multiple sites running disparate physical access control systems (PACS). Deploy and manage remotely like your other IT services using Sentry’s cloud service, with no hardware to replace.

Unlock an additional recurring revenue stream

Diversify your IT and security service offering by managing the mobile credential layer for your clients’ physical access control systems (PACS). Deploy cloud-based NFC mobile credentials remotely across multiple sites, billing per user to fit into the same managed service and annual recurring revenue (ARR) billing model that you already run across your existing IT services. The customer’s PACS head end keeps controlling the door and every access decision, you simply own the credential layer running on top of it.

Unmatched mobile credential security

Sentry’s readerless mobile credentials are built on asymmetric cryptography using a public/private key pair where the private key never leaves the secure enclave of the user’s iOS or Android device. Each credential exchange is a fresh challenge-response and adheres to NIST best practices and Zero-Trust Architecture. That architecture directly addresses man-in-the-middle attacks (MitM), relay attacks, replay attacks, and credential cloning, while enabling open standards to integrate with wider systems outside PACS and provide highly secure and encrypted access across all supported use cases. 

Deployment and centralized management

Speed to deployment is the difference between a project that stalls and one that completes. Sites can be set up and users provisioned with mobile credentials remotely in a matter of days that work across 20+ physical access control systems (PACS), and don’t require any hardware rip and replace. Selling and managing mobile credentials is just like managing any other remote IT service in your stack. 

Readerless mobile credential features

  •   NFC tap-to-unlock or QR code scan access technology
  •   Remote door access via iOS or Android widgets
  •   Share up to 1000 digital keys in one go
  •   Time, Geofencing, and IP access security restrictions
  •   Compatible with iOS and Android
  •   Adheres to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 
  •   Asymmetric cryptography and Zero Trust
  •   Secured with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and smartphone biometrics
  •   Built with open standards
  •   Managed in the Sentry Interactive platform or your own

How to get started

Sign up and assess

Sign up to be a reseller and start identifying existing clients still using proximity cards or fobs looking to migrate to NFC mobile access without replacing the system and readers they already have installed. 

Deploy readerless mobile credentials

Provision users with mobile credentials remotely using the Sentry Interactive Platform or your own management console via SDK integration and set time, IP, and Geofence security restrictions. 

Send Sentry Smart Access Tiles, which can be self-installed next to any door your clients want to enable for NFC access.

Start generating additional recurring revenue

Bill mobile credentials per user annually and synchronize with your other recurring subscription models.

Provide mobile credentials built different

Asymmetric cryptography, not shared secrets

Readerless mobile credentials use asymmetric cryptography, made up of a public/private key pair. The public key is used to verify identity while the private key remains securely stored in the user’s iOS or Android device’s secure enclave. Every credential exchange is a fresh challenge-response handshake: the Sentry Smart Access Tile issues a challenge, the device signs it with its private key, and the system verifies the signature against the public key. 

NIST-aligned and Zero Trust

Readerless mobile credentials are built to align with NIST cybersecurity standards and designed to support Zero Trust Architecture. This means never trusting a credential just because it was accepted last time, or because it’s on a known network. No implicit trust based on location or prior authentication, each access decision is a fresh, cryptographically verified event, not a standing trust relationship the system just assumes is still valid.

Works with PACS already installed

Software integrates directly with the physical access control system (PACS) already installed, including proximity access control systems, as it bypasses reader hardware integration. Compatible with 20+ major access control brands including Paxton, Brivo, ZKTeco, C.CURE, Lenel, and Gallagher so deployment doesn’t require a controller or reader upgrade at any site.

Centralized, auditable access logs

Every mobile credential unlock event, including user details, time, and location, is logged centrally and available to view and export from one place. This data can also be synchronized with your other IT and cybersecurity security data services to build a unified security dashboard for your clients. 

Instant, remote revocation

Access can be provisioned and revoked remotely and automatically by setting time restrictions. There’s no need for an admin to visit a site to hand over or collect a physical badge, removing the security and safety vulnerabilities associated with badges not being handed back in.

Readerless, mobile-first credentialing

The user’s smartphone is where the credential is stored and acts as the active reader. This means a dedicated wired reader at the door is not necessary. All that’s required at the door is a passive and wireless Sentry Smart Access Tile, these can be applied without professional installation

Become a reseller

Start selling mobile credentials as part of your managed security services today.

Become a reseller

Sign up and assess your clients access control systems.

Deploy readerless mobile credentials over the cloud.

Create an additional recurring revenue stream. 

Built for your clients, across every industry

Readerless mobile credentials deploy within any major PACS your clients already run, no matter what industry they’re in.

Corporate and coworking

Storage and utilities

Multifamily residential

Fitness and wellness

Industrial and manufacturing

Education

Transport

Healthcare

Frequently asked questions

Do we need to rip out our client's existing access control hardware to deploy your mobile credentials?


 No. Sentry’s readerless mobile credentials integrate directly with the physical access control system (PACS) already installed at a site, including proximity-based systems. There’s no controller or reader upgrade required, and no rip-and-replace project for your client. You’re adding a credential layer within their existing infrastructure, not replacing it.

Who controls the door once mobile credentials are added, us or the PACS?


 The client’s existing PACS head end keeps making every access decision and controlling the door itself. You manage the mobile credential layer via our platform or yours, including issuing, provisioning, and revoking credentials. This means you’re adding a new cloud managed service without taking on responsibility for the entire access control ecosystem.

How does billing work, and how do we make money as a reseller?

Mobile credentials are billed per user which lets you fold this into the same ARR billing model you already run across your other managed IT services. You resell the credential layer, generating a new recurring line item without needing a separate invoicing structure.

Which PACS brands and systems is this compatible with?


Sentry Interactive’s readerless mobile access software integrates with 20+ major physical access control brands, including Paxton, Brivo, ZKTeco, C·CURE, Lenel, and Gallagher. As the integration works at the credential layer rather than the reader hardware layer, it’s built to work across disparate systems your clients may be running at different sites.

How long does a typical deployment take, and what's involved on our end?


 Sites can be set up and users provisioned with mobile credentials remotely in a matter of days. Deployment is handled like any other remote IT service in your stack, through the Sentry Interactive Platform or your own management console via the SDK integration. The Sentry Smart Access Tiles can be self-installed by the client next to any door, so there’s no on-site visits required from your team.

Ready to expand your services with Sentry Interactive?

Sign up as a reseller today and start managing mobile credentials across all your clients sites without extra integration or hardware costs.

William Bainborough

Board of Directors

William is an experienced British entrepreneur, founder, and accomplished board executive and advisor for a number of businesses. He is the CEO and co-founder of Doordeck, the world’s only true cloud-based access control aggregator. He is also the managing director and founder of Group Secure, a leader in providing security, CCTV, and access control solutions, products, and installation for high-net-worth individuals in the UK. 

William established his first business at just seventeen and brings 20-plus years of in-depth experience and industry knowledge. He has a proven track record for building businesses from the ground up—and then leading them to profitability and a successful exit across a myriad of sectors including hospitality, retail, security, telecommunications, and e-commerce. William’s leadership, vision, and experience in creating cutting-edge SaaS-based technology platforms will prove invaluable for Sentry Interactive moving forward.

Denis Hébert

CHAIRMAN & CEO

Hébert began his career at Honeywell International where he held several leadership positions including Managing Director for the Automation and Controls business in France and eventually President of the NexWatch Corporation from 1999-2002. Hébert led HID Global as President & CEO over a transformative 12-year period from 2002-2015, where he provided strategic guidance and grew the business tenfold through a mix of strong organic and acquisitive growth. Most recently, Hébert was President of Feenics Corporation which is a cloud-based access control company that was successfully sold to ACRE LLC at the end of 2021. Hébert also served on the Board of Directors for the Security Industry Association (SIA) from 2009-2020 and was nominated to be Chairman of the Board for SIA from 2016-2018. He is currently Chairman of the Board for Nightingale Security based in Newark, CA.

Stephen Taylor Matthews

Board of Directors
Stephen is a very accomplished attorney, member of the Texas State Bar, licensed commercial real estate broker, and an avid philanthropist. He is an experienced executive board member, serving in leadership positions for more than 20 community councils and corporate boards—ranging from Boy Scouts of America to the ABBA Business Leaders Council, and most recently the American Bank BOD, the Real Estate Council of Austin, and the Marbridge Foundation BOT. With more than 35 years experience, Stephen and his firm, Barrond & Adler, L.L.P. are devoted to eminent domain cases in Texas.

Jon Davis

Board of Directors

Mr. Davis is an Experienced corporate board member, having served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies. Jon possesses deep industry expertise in dairy, food processing, food technology and manufacturing, and food, beverage, and entertainment services. 

During Jon’s tenure of 25 plus years, he’s led operations, research and development, and mergers and acquisitions. He’s served as CEO and has been the founder and active board member for many successful enterprises—from startups to billion-dollar corporations. While COO and CEO of Davisco Foods International, Jon built a state-of-the-art cheese plant which was awarded the United States Dairy processing plant of the year in 2005 by Dairy Foods magazine. Currently, Jon is active with several non-dairy projects, including investments in local real estate, the Wayzata Brewworks, and his latest venture the new CōV restaurant in Edina’s Galleria.

Joe Caldwell

Founder and Chairman of the Board

Joe is an American entrepreneur, investor, and accomplished executive. He has co-founded, founded, and led many successful businesses, including US Internet, a leading fiber internet service provider, Securence, a leading provider of email filtering software, and Ravon, an industry-leading digital voice communications service. 

It was Joe’s venture, Municipal Parking Services (MPS), that inspired him in 2020 to start Sentry Interactive, an advanced touchless and staffless detection platform.

Caldwell currently serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board for Municipal Parking Services (MPS), a global tech company based in Austin, TX responsible for inventing and patenting technologies that assist in parking and security enforcement.

Joe was named one of Minnesota’s 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders for the past two years—and is a seasoned corporate board member. He’s served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies—and has deep industry expertise in all aspects of digital technology.

Jason Bohrer

Board of Directors

Jason Bohrer is one of the visionaries behind our mission to bring people back together safely and securely, in any environment, through Sentry’s advanced digital communications and detection platform. With over two decades of senior leadership experience, Jason’s track record of success spans across sales, operations, product innovation, strategy, and technology for domestic and global companies like Bexar Technology Partners, CPI Card Group, HID Global, and Motorola, Inc. Prior to launching Sentry Interactive, Jason was actively involved with several key technology transitions across multiple industries, including the contact and contactless EMV transitions in the U.S. payments industry and the adoption of smart card and mobile technologies in the global access and identity market. Jason was an inaugural member of the University of Chicago Executive Institute and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as the Executive Director for two industry-leading not-for-profit organizations: the Secure Technology Alliance and the U.S. Payments Forum.
Brent Terry

Brent Terry

Chief Operating Officer
Brent Terry leads the operations and solutions organizations at Sentry. This includes all product innovation, development, and operations management. A veteran in the technology space, Brent has more than 30 years of experience across a myriad of industries, like physical security technology and building automation, SAAS, hardware and software product development, internet, digital TV, interactive TV, digital media, telecommunications, and medical products and services. Prior to Sentry, Brent has spun up successful startups and led high-performing teams for some of the biggest global, Fortune 500 companies, including ARRIS, Conerco, Motive Communications, SeaChange International, and IBM. Brent holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana. He also is the committee Chairman and Program Director for a non-profit organization responsible for the rollout of smart cards for physicians and first responders.