Automatic Gate barriers systems and their authentication processes

Gate Barriers systems consists a fixed pole to a metal block that is generally installed onto the left or right sides of the entry and provides authenticated access. Gate Barriers are used to control the citizen access, vehicle access and also the machinery access in some cases during the entry, exit stages.  The technical application of these can be commonly referred to boom barriers. Boom barriers can be seen at Parking places, commercial spaces, Malls, Apartment Groups, Hospitals, Resorts, Industries, and checkpoints like railway crossings. Boom barriers are divided into three types Automatic, Semiautomatic, Manual. Automatic boom barriers are those which will get activated upon the approach of the vehicle or a person in its range, they open or remain close after the cross check of the particular authentication. Semi Automate Gate barriers are those which are electronically operated by remains of a motor but the control will be in the hands of a human. Manual Gate barriers are hardly seen these days since, the barriers have to be lifted and closed by the humans controlling the access.

Now our attention is to know how automatic gate barrier system provides authenticated access and what are the means of it and how many are they?

Digital password encryption

Most Gate barriers need a digital password/key to be typed in the keypad attached to them to make them allow you, however this is weak measure of security as the key can be forwarded to any number of persons and the authentication can’t be judgmental.

Card Encryption

The visitors or the vehicles who are requesting for the access needs to provide the card that is registered with their name and other permanent details which are cross checked in the database, and allowed entry once the results are favorable and proved to be true. Sometimes for added security purposes manual verification is also done by the gate operators.

Automatic timers

Timer s are those which keep the boom barriers closed and opened for certain period of time and this kind of authentication is only done where there is no human interaction instead the machines and this setup is often used in industries and factories production line.

Remote operated

This type of authentication is purposefully built for inside operation, when the person or vehicle enters the area, they can be seen through the cameras fixed there , and if the owner of the premises wants to allow them, he will operate the gate barriers with Remote from his residence/office room.

Emergency Cases

Generally Fire engines and other security vehicles have to bypass these boom barriers at the time of an emergency, and hence these systems are equipped with batteries that can operate the barriers upon power interruption or failure