MODULE 6

• Pass/Badge System - This also referred to as the badge. This is a system of personnel movement control wherein badge/pass is issued by a security personnel for a person to be admitted in the installation
• Different Types of Pass System:

  1. Single Pass
  2. Pass Exchange
  3. Multiple Pass
• Single Pass - Badge by which authorized a person to enter a specific area
• Pass Exchange - Came from the term itself “exchange”. The person is being authorized to enter the premises in exchange of his basic identification such as I.D. As the person leave, the badge or pass is being surrendered and retrieve back his identification document
• Multiple Pass - Each restricted area requires a badge/pass.
• Identification Card - ID cards are often the solution for larger companies where security guards can be posted at entrances to check ID cards. Cards with pictures are necessary to ensure that the person is carrying
• Personal Identification Numbers - can also be used for building access using key pads at doors. These can be programmed so each employee has a unique PIN for access. PIN access lists should be updated regularly to ensure previous employees do not continue to have access to business information.
• Smart cards - are physical identification tags, often called tokens, which are carried around with employees for identification.
• Smart cards - can be used to unlock doors and can also be programmed for specific employees to access restricted areas using door readers. They are often kept on key chains or lanyards for easy access to door readers.
• Biometric scanners - are more expensive measures of authentication, which use an employee's physical characteristics to gain access.
• Biometric scanner - These are the most secure methods for authentication as an employee's physical traits are very hard to imitate.
• Fingerprint and Handprint Scanner - Fingerprint scanners are often the cheapest biometric scanner to implement and are very successful as identifying someone based on their unique finger print. Hand scanners help improve upon fingerprint identification through full handprints.
• retina scanner - uses the uniqueness of a person's eye to ensure authentication. Retinas are reliable for identification and are harder to falsify than fingerprints