Why do we need S4A Access Control Systems?
If an organization manufactures, designs, or develops something, there will be intellectual property that may be of interest to other companies or people. Most importantly, organizations have a responsibility to keep their employees safe at work. For all of this, you can use access control systems to secure parts or a building, site, or estate.
Access control, isn't, however, limited to "keeping the bad guys out". It may also be used to ensure that employees are kept safe. Imagine, for example, a plant where chemicals are handled or manufactured and lots of dangerous equipment is in use. In this instance, we may want to ensure that only people who have had specialist training for the equipment can gain access to that area.
Keys don't restrict access to a location-based on a specific time or day. If someone has a key, they can enter an area any time they like. Keys can also become expensive to manage. On the surface, keys appear to be cheaper than an access control system. But the time and effort involved in duplicating, issuing and returning keys, and replacing locks when a key is lost or stolen, quickly adds up. When it comes to PIN codes when was the last time you routinely changed the code? Do you always change your code when someone leaves your organization to prevent them from gaining access?
An access control system is primarily interested in three things:
· Who
· Where
· When
An access control system needs to identify people, or vehicles if it's controlling vehicle access. We might use an identifier, such as a card, PIN code, or biometric acces control credential such as a fingerprint to identify people. For vehicles, the number plate is often used as an identifier. Or we can use long-range tags for vehicles so the system knows who we are.
An access control system also needs to know where we'd like to go so it can determine whether we should be allowed to go into that particular area. For this purpose, entry is based on access through a physical door, a group of doors, a vehicle gate, or turnstile.
Once we have identified ourselves and where we'd like to go, and access control system is also interested in when we'd like to gain access. Some organizations may impose time restrictions to prevent employees from accessing the building outside of core working areas. We also need to take into account public and bank holidays as some organizations don’t want their employees to gain access to their buildings during a holiday. And we need to consider regulatory compliance requirements in some industries – for example, financial services. An employee may not be allowed to enter the building if they are on annual leave, for example.
The who, where, and when is typically combined into an authorization template or profile. The access control system then uses this authorization template or profile to decide whether to allow or deny access.
Authorization templates are usually governed by the organization’s security policy, but may also be linked to a specific job role, such as an IT technician or security officer.
Some authorization templates may be quite broad in scope and could, for example, allow access to all zone one doors on an entire site or building. Or they could be very specific, such as the six IT professionals who have access to the data-center door.
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Author: Written by Mrs Auguest Yu from S4A INDUSTRIAL CO.,LIMITED
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