Electronic Access Control

2. Foundational Security and Access Control Concepts

Chapter objectives

1. Understand Risk and How to Manage Risk

2. Understand Types of Countermeasures

3. Understand Access Control System Principles

CHAPTER OVERVIEW

Access Control Systems are electronic systems that facilitate automated approval for authorized personnel to enter through a Security Portal without the need for a security officer to review and validate the authorization of the person entering the portal, typically by using a credential to present to the system to verify their authorization. A Security Portal is a door or passageway that creates an entry point in a security boundary. Common Security Portals include standard doors (such as shown inFigure 2.1using an HID Global Corporation ...