ThirdFactor | New Kwikset® series of biometric locks on display

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Kwikset® introduced its new SmartSeries™ family of ANSI-graded, bump-resistant deadbolts. This new platform of security products features the SmartKey™ technology with BumpGuard™ protection, the SmartScan™ biometric deadbolt and a sneak peek of the next-generation of SmartCode™ keyless entry systems.

The SmartScan biometric deadbolt allows consumers to let their fingers be their keys. SmartScan is more than a fingerprint reader; it records sub-dermal fingerprint data and converts it into a mathematical formula that is unique to the user, cannot be duplicated and is not affected by cuts, bruises or blemishes. With the ability to store up to 50 unique users, SmartScan has the memory to store fingerprint data for the family, household help, extended relatives and trusted neighbors. SmartScan provides consumers with three levels of discreet access: continuous access, temporary access and restricted access.

The entire line will be on display at the Kwikset Booth, No. W921 in the West Hall of the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. from Wednesday, Feb. 13 until Saturday, Feb. 16.

University of Virginia puts Schlage to the test

The University of Virginia recently participated in a test deployment of Schlage modular wireless locking systems, according to SecurityInfoWatch.

The university tested Schlage’s ANSI compliant AD-4000 wireless locks with dual credentialing, which allows students to use their campus issued ID card and a unique PIN to access residence halls and rooms. And because the locks are online and wireless, school officials have the ability to update access control permissions and create immediate lockdowns.

ASSA ABLOY details evolution of off-line locks

Bret Tobey, product manager for Intelligent Openings Business Development at ASSA ABLOY Americas, talks about a new set of locks he calls “near online.” These locks are similar to off-line locks of the past except they include some network components that remove some of the manual tasks associated with some older off-line locks.

Kaba enables flexibility for physical access control

Mark Allen, marketing manager at Kaba, talks about the company’s E-Plex 5800 series and its compatibility with FIPS 201-compatible credentials. He says the locks enable organizations to choose if they want a simple or sophisticated system based on its particular security requirements and make it easy to deploy.

Apple seeking new biometric patents

Apple is seeking more patents on embedded biometric authentication technology that would go beyond the standard fingerprint, voice recognition, face recognition and iris recognition modes and bring the potential for behavior or habit-based authentication to their devices, according to a TMCnet article. Some of the new patents Apple is seeking specifically call for authenticating a user via their unique typing patterns and detecting heartbeat patterns of the user through special sensors.

Modular locks enable easy technology swaps

When representatives from Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies went out to talk to customers about the company’s technology they were taken aback at what they heard, said Steve Down, general manager at Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. “We thought we knew what the customer wanted but when we started talking to them and found out where the pain points were we were surprised,” he said. “It was around nervousness of where the technology is going.”

Biometric locks foiled by hacker team

At the Def Con Hacking Conference in Las Vegas, a team of three physical lock hackers successfully cracked fingerprint-based locks among some other high-tech door and safe locks, according to a Wired article.

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