Securing Your Facility?

krahd asks: "We, at the CS department of our University, in Uruguay, are evaluating different ways of securing the access to our floor. Until now we have used just a traditional door lock, but its's time to delpoy a new, more geeky solution. So, after reading this Ask Slashdot, I figured I'd pose this question as a follow-up. What would be the best way to do it? We've already evaluated biometric technologies like iris-scanning and fingerprint-scanning, and more traditional ways like intelligent cards but, what others possibilities exist, and which would you choose? Yes, price does matter."

Comments

Re:biometric!!!

[Hanashi]

They also require a 4 digit pin number. Kinda defeats the purpose, huh?

That does not defeat the purpose at all. The concept of using two different authentication mechanisms together is called two-factor authentication. Not only is it a well-established Information Security principle, it's also considered a Best Practice.

After all, if someone steals your finger, at least they won't know your PIN!