HID Top Technology Trends In Access Control.
HID Top Technology Trends – Identity and physical access control solutions provider HID has released the 2024 State of Physical Access Control Report, identifying what it says are the key trends shaping the future of access control.
The report, based on responses from 1200 respondents globally, suggests mobile access and digital authentication will become ubiquitous, that open standards have become key drivers of convergence, that integration with business systems is trending, sustainability is trending, that AI is becoming more common and that biometrics is being deployed more frequently.
“While physical ID is still prevalent within the access control industry, mobile access credentials and digital IDs are quickly gaining ground,” HID said.
According to the report, nearly 39 per cent of organisations actively use mobile identities with respondents naming touchless/contactless solutions (48 per cent) and mobile access (44 per cent) as the 2 largest trends shaping the access control industry.
Meanwhile, open standards have become key drivers for converged security solutions, where physical access control data is helping not just to decide who should be allowed into the building, but also how that building can best be used.
HID Top Technology Trends
The findings of the report suggest that 48 per cent of organisations already have access control/badge scanning systems in place to monitor building usage throughout the day, at least to some extent. Additionally, 43 per cent of respondents cited smart buildings and flexible workspaces being among the top trends shaping the wider access control industry.
Integration with other business functions was also listed by 32 per cent of respondents as a top trend, while 63 per cent of respondents said managers with responsibility for sustainability have either some influence or are fully consulted when it comes to upgrading physical access control systems.
Asked if they are looking to incorporate AI/machine learning – including biometric functionalities – into access control solutions, 38 per cent stated they were (although the same percentage said they were unsure of the benefits). Only 23 per cent said they didn’t have any plans to incorporate AI technologies.
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