Control Credentials
Security Control Technologies
| Credential | Benefit | Vulnerability |
| Electrical Keypads | § Relatively cheap
§ Easy to use § Easy to change/ reset code |
§ Since it is electric, power may go off
§ Codes may be forgotten § Sharing of codes § Codes can be copied easily § Codes can be stolen |
| Photo Identification | § Relatively cheap
§ Face to photo matching § Easy to use § Less technology relevance |
§ It can be challenging to match unfamiliar faces
§ It is subject to environmental conditions § Counterfeit IDs may be used |
| Key | § Easy to use
§ Relatively cheap § Simple and straightforward technology |
§ Can be duplicated
§ Can be easily shared § Replacement can be costly should lock cylinders need to be replaced. |
| Voice | § Easy to use
§ User-friendly |
§ Can be recorded and played
§ It is sensitive to background noise § Can be easily obtained via recording device. |
| Biometrics | § Easy to use
§ Everyone has their unique biometrics § It may damage the fingers or sight when used for a long time. |
§ Hand enrolling users
§ Sensitive to light § False biometrics § Subject to environmental conditions |
| Printed passwords | § Easy to use
§ User-friendly § Cheap and easy to generate |
§ Can be used by different people
§ Can be changed easily § Codes can become evident after some time § Codes can be compromised |
| Smartcards | § Easy to use
§ User-friendly § Unique identification
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§ May be passed on to unauthorized people
§ Can be obtained by coercion § Smartcards can be stolen § When forgotten, one can be denied service. § Smartcards are costly to generate. |
References
Sennewald, C. & Baillie, C. (6th Ed.). (2015). Effective Security Management. Tokyo: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Fay, J. (3rd Ed.). (2011). Contemporary Security Management. Tokyo: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Smith, C. & Brooks, D.J. (2013). Security Science: The Theory and Practice of Security. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Radvanovsky, R. & Brodsky, J. (2013). Handbook of SCADA/ Control Systems Security. London: CRC Press.
Newman, R. (2009). Security and Access Control Using Biometric Technologies. Boston: Cengage Learning, Inc.
