Future-Proof Your Security: 8 Mobile Access Control Systems to Watch in 2025

For ages, access control hinged on the familiar trio: cards, passwords, and biometrics. But the advent of the smartphone has ushered in a new era, allowing users to unlock doors with a simple tap. In this updated look at mobile access control systems – a follow-up to our original compilation from 2020 – we’re showcasing some of the most innovative and cutting-edge solutions on the market today.

HID Mobile Access

HID Mobile Access takes access control to the next level by extending its functionality to mobile devices. Now, users can gain entry to facilities and networks using their smartphones or other mobile devices. From the parking gate to the front door, and even network access, this system offers secure and convenient entry to the workplace. HID Mobile Access prioritizes security, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access specific areas. Organizations have the flexibility to choose a purely mobile solution or integrate mobile access into their existing card-based system. Supplier: HID URL: www.hidglobal.com

ASSA ABLOY Insight Mobile

ASSA ABLOY’s Insight Mobile provides a user-friendly and secure approach to door access management. Designed for both convenience and robust control, Insight Mobile lets users unlock doors with a simple tap on their phones, granting swift and secure entry to authorized personnel. The app simplifies building access management through an intuitive interface. Integrated with the ASSA ABLOY Insight platform, Insight Mobile is an ideal solution for industrial facilities, warehouses, and residential buildings where safety and easy access are paramount. Supplier: ASSA ABLOY URL: www.assaabloyentrance.com

Lenel S2 BlueDiamond

Lenel S2’s BlueDiamond solution is a comprehensive system featuring multi-technology readers, mobile credentialing, and a feature-rich mobile app. It empowers employees to transform their smartphones into seamless, touchless access control devices. BlueDiamond readers enhance security through DESFire EV2 credential technology and BlueDiamond mobile credentials with 128-bit AES encryption, adhering to the industry’s open standard. Built on two decades of experience in mobile credential technology, with over 4 million Bluetooth locking devices deployed across diverse sectors like energy, finance, hospitality, and real estate, BlueDiamond delivers proven reliability and performance. Supplier: Lenel S2 URL: www.lenels2.com

Suprema Mobile Access

Suprema Mobile Access allows users to unlock doors and facilities using their smartphones as digital keys. The system streamlines the process of issuing and revoking access credentials, moving it online and securing it with an ISO 27001 certified system for maximum protection. Suprema Mobile Access supports both NFC and BLE technologies, ensuring broad compatibility with various smartphone models. Thanks to Suprema’s advanced technology, the system prevents accidental door openings by precisely controlling the BLE communication distance, enabling authentication in under a second. Supplier: Suprema URL: www.supremainc.com

Hundure PXR-92MWS-BE

Hundure’s PXR-92MWS-BE is a Bluetooth and NFC reader designed for simple and convenient door unlocking. Engineered for convenience, compliance, and compatibility, the PXR-92MWS-BE seamlessly integrates with both Mifare access cards and mobile devices. The reader works with Hundure’s mCard app, providing three options for unlocking doors with smartphones: shaking the phone, touching to open, or automatic opening upon approach. Additional features include IP65-rated ingress protection, dual interface (Wiegand and RS-485) to accommodate diverse project requirements, and a case sensor detection function to bolster system security. Supplier: Hundure URL: www.hundure.com

SimpleAccess Mobile BLE and Card Access Reader

SimpleAccess Mobile Readers bring the convenience of mobile device access to your doors. Utilizing digital credentials issued to a mobile device, the SimpleAccess mobile reader detects the user’s approach and leverages the mobile phone’s Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication for effortless entry. Compact and weather-resistant, the reader also supports cards or fobs, offering credential flexibility and legacy card compatibility. With the SimpleAccess software subscription, users can issue an unlimited number of mobile credentials, resulting in significant cost savings for organizations like gyms, membership clubs, large offices, and more. Supplier: SimpleAccess URL: simpleaccess.com

ICT Mobile Access Control System

ICT’s Mobile Access Control System integrates their Mobile Credential Portal, Protege Mobile App, and tSec readers. The ICT Mobile Credential Portal simplifies mobile credential management, allowing for easy addition or removal of users. Equipped with Bluetooth and NFC capabilities, ICT’s latest tSec readers work with the Protege Mobile App and mobile credentials, enabling users to unlock doors to buildings and secure areas. In addition to mobile credentials, the reader supports 13.56MHz (DESFire and MIFARE) and 125kHz cards, delivering flexibility, security, and efficiency in access control. Supplier: ICT URL: ict.co

Gallagher Mobile Connect

The Gallagher Mobile Connect App enables users to utilize their mobile devices as access or ID cards. By leveraging Bluetooth wireless technology, the Gallagher Mobile Connect software interfaces directly with Gallagher Command Centre, creating a highly secure access credential when paired with Gallagher, SALTO, or Aperio’s BLE-enabled readers. Mobile Connect authenticators for both iOS and Android are FIDO Certified, employing a globally recognized authentication method. User setup and provisioning are straightforward, as is the management of mobile credentials within Command Centre. Supplier: Gallagher Security URL: security.gallagher.com