BREAKING NEWS:

SchneiderunveilsnewEthernetGatewaysystem

Subscription

LatestIssue

AboutUs

MediaInfo

ContactUs

Constr uctionnew s,comment&analysisfor U K specifier s

HOME

NEWS

COMMENT

ANALYSIS

SPECIFIERS GUIDES

PRODUCT PROFILES

SEARCH...

HomeAnalysisAttackoftheclones

Sign up for Newsletter

Read Online

Attack of the clones

Sign up for Magazine

Postedby:BuildingProducts September24,2015 inAnalysis,Security&FireProtection

DaveHughes,globalproductmanageratStanleySecurityProducts,looksatmethodsforensuringthattokencloning
doesntcompromisethesecurityofaccesscontrolsystems.

Cloningoftokensusedinaccesscontrolsystemsisaseriousissuefacedbymanycommercialpremises,
especiallywheretherearehighsecurityrequirements.
Credentialssuchasbadges,RFIDtagsorentrytokenscanallbeusedforgrantingentrytoafacilityor
restrictedareas.Withtokencloningtechnologyeasilyavailable,duplicatingatokencanbeundertaken
withinafewseconds.
Accesscontrolsystemsprovidetheessentialservicesofauthorisation,identificationauthentication,access
approvalandaccountability.Electroniccredentialsarestoredinthememoryofacardortokenand,
theoretically,itispossibletocloneanyofthem.Technologiesusedforstoringdataintokensareusually
basedinopenstandardhardwarewhichiseasytoduplicate.
Thereareseveralreasonswhypeopleclonetokensandcards.Sometimesitiswithcriminalintentinmind,
butmosttimesitissimplytoobtainduplicatesincaseoflossandtoavoidpayingofficialfeesfor
replacementdevices.Thisputscompaniesandindividualsatriskiftokensendupinthewronghands.
Mechanicalvs.electronic
Onequestionthatcropsupinresponsetothisiswhetheritmightbebettertousemechanicallocksand
keysinplaceofelectronicaccesscontrolreadersandRFIDtagstoavoidthewholeissueoftokencloning
altogether.
Whilstkeybasedlocksremainthemostpopulardoorsecuritybysomeconsiderableway,theycanalsobe
copiedandlocksarevulnerabletopicking.Cloningatokenismorecomplexthancloningakey,requiringa
devicetoreadandreproducetheRFIDsignalinablanktoken.
However,thisquestionreallyisnttherightonetobeaskinginthefirstplace.Thestartingpointshouldbe
toassesswhatlevelofsecurityisrequired.Whereahigherdegreeofsecurityisneeded,electronic
solutionsareabetterfitbecausetheyprovidetheuserwithawiderangeofaddedbenefitsthatare
particularlyusefultolargersiteswithlargervolumesofkeyholders.
Withelectronicaccessasingleentrytokenoraccesscodecangrantaccesstoeverydoorinabuilding,so
Weareusingcookiestogiveyouthebestexperienceonoursite.
x
theresnochanceofforgettingthekeyforaparticulardoor.
Cookiesarefilesstoredinyourbrowserandareusedbymostwebsitesto

Popular

Recent

Rainwaterharvestingmarketsetfor
growth
December1,2015

Maintainingintegrity
November24,2015

Changinglandscape
December1,2015

Theroutetocomfort
November27,2015

helppersonaliseyourwebexperience.Bycontinuingtouseourwebsite
Anadditionalbenefitofelectronicaccesscontroliscompletehistorylogging.Thiscanbeaninvaluabletool
wheninvestigatingvandalismortheft,orfortrackingresponsetimesortechnicalactivitiesinternally.
withoutchangingthesettings,youareagreeingtoouruseofcookies.
Furthermore,whenanoutsidecontractororvisitorneedsaccess,thedoorcanbeopenedremotelywithout
anyeffort.

Newstandardhighlightsfirerisksto
vulnerablepeople

Ifaphysicalkeyislostthereisnowaytoblockitorbesurethatithasnotfallenintothewronghands.The
onlywayofblockingaccesstothelostkeywouldbereplacingtheoriginallock.Thisisnotthecasewith
electroniccredentialsasrevokingaccessprivilegesisaseasyastellingthesystemtostoptrustingthe
revokedkey.

PrecasterFPMcCannacquiresBuchan
Concrete

PhotoofPACreader
Securelocations

November23,2015

December4,2015

Precastinanewlight
December21,2015

Anaccesscontrolpointcanbeadoor,turnstile,parkinggate,elevator,orotherphysicalbarrier,where
grantingaccesscanbeelectronicallycontrolledandcancontainseveralelements.
AccesscontrolsystemscanvaryfrombasicsolutionsthatsimplyreadacardnumberorPINandforwardit
toacontrolpanel,tothemoresecureintelligentreadersthatcomplywithstrictsecuritylegislations,suchas
AES128.

Growthpredictedforbricks,blocksand
precastconcretemarket

Dependingonthelevelofsecurityneeded,manufacturersofferdifferenttypesofaccesscontrolsolutions.If
highsecurityisamust,asystemthatfeaturesanAES128bitcertificationmightbethebestsolution.

December10,2015

AESisavailableinmanydifferentencryptionpackages,andisthefirstpubliclyaccessibleandopencipher

Governmentreviewtoevaluate

AESisavailableinmanydifferentencryptionpackages,andisthefirstpubliclyaccessibleandopencipher
approvedbytheUSNationalSecurityAgency(NSA)fortopsecretinformationwhenusedinanNSA
approvedcryptographicmodule.
TheAES128encryptionisoneofthemostsecureandtheonlyknownattacktosuccessfullybreakit
requiresabout38trillionterabytesofdata,whichismorethanallthedatastoredonallthecomputerson
theplanet.AES128bitencryptionisavailablefrommanufacturerssuchasStanleySecurityProducts,with
affordablereadersthatcanbeinstalledontopofalegacysystemtoupgradeittoasmartsystem.Smart
readers,suchastheOneproxGS3HFrange,usedinconjunctionwithsmartcredentials,offerasecure
accesscontrolsolutionsuitableforanycommercialenvironment.

Governmentreviewtoevaluate
housebuildingredtape
December3,2015

MayorapprovesCityofLondonstallest
tower
December9,2015

Whileonemaythinkthatupgradingasystemisacostlyandtimeconsumingprocedure,moreoftenthan
notthereisnoneedforacompletesystemupgrade.Thenewsmartreaderscanbeincorporatedintothe
existingsystemwithouttoomucheffortorcostlyprocedures.

tweet

Share

Previous:

Next:

Stoptherot

Britishmanufacturersconcernedabout
changestorenewableenergypolicy

RELATED ARTICLES

Precastinanewlight

Sprayersanswered

Winningformula

December21,2015

December18,2015

December17,2015

Designerfacades

Lightyearsahead

Strikingcontrast

December16,2015

December14,2015

December11,2015

ABOUT

NEWS & FEATURES

PRODUCT CATEGORIES

ContactUs

IndustryNews

Cladding&Sheets

AboutUs

ProductNews

Floors&Accessories

MagazineSubscription

ProjectNews

HVAC

EnewsletterSubscription

DesignBrief

Insulation&Acoustics

MediaInfo

IndustryAdvocate

Roofing&Accessories

IssueArchive

LegalEye

Windows&Accessories

MetropolisInternationalGroupLtd2015|Terms&Conditions|PrivacyPolicy|Sitemap

BuildingProducts,MetropolisBusinessPublishing,6thFloor
DavisHouse,2RobertStreet,Croydon,CR01QQ
Buildingproducts.co.ukandBuildingProductsMagazineare
publishedbyMetropolisInternationalGroupLtd,140Wales
FarmRoad,London,W36UG.