METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A DECISION ON A CARD

摘要

Method and devices for making access decisions in a secure access network are provided. The access decisions are made by a portable credential using data and algorithms stored on the credential. Since access decisions are made by the portable credential non-networked hosts or local hosts can be employed that do not necessarily need to be connected to a central access controller or database thereby reducing the cost of building and maintaining the secure access network.

主权项

1. An access control system, comprising:
a reader configured to protect one or more assets; a mobile device capable of communicating with the reader; a blacklist containing information related to at least one of: (i) readers to which the mobile device or a user thereof is not allowed to obtain access and (ii) mobile devices or users thereof to which the reader is not allowed to grant access; and wherein the blacklist is stored on at least one of the reader and the mobile device.