Features Research
Top trends in access control

1:  Users are seeking a more “frictionless” security experience, with solutions that are built on open standards to ensure interoperability, adaptability, and credential portability to mobile devices.
 
2:  Mobile access control adoption will accelerate and evolve to dramatically change the industry.
 
3: Mobile access control solutions will still co-exist with cards.
 
4:  Access control continues to converge – both on cards, and on NFC-enabled mobile devices.
 
5:  Card technology will continue to migrate from prox to magstripe to smarter smart cards with additional, multi-layered security.
 
6: Mobile access control is accelerating identity management’s move to the cloud, supported by new managed services.
 
7:  Secure issuance advancements are simplifying how cards are produced and distributed, while also making them more secure.
 
8:  Trusted NFC tags will change how we secure assets and protect consumers.
 
9:  FIPS-201 technology is fueling more robust personal identification security, and moving beyond federal agencies and contractors to commercial applications.
 
10:  Visitor management technology is increasingly being integrated with access control systems.