Security Services Access Control 3

Question 1

What is a 'smart card'?

Accepted Answer

A card embedded with a microchip that stores and processes data for authentication

Answer

A smart card contains an embedded microchip that can store and process data, providing secure authentication capabilities beyond a simple magnetic stripe.

Question 2

What is 'biometric enrollment'?

Accepted Answer

The process of capturing and storing a person's biometric data for future authentication

Answer

Biometric enrollment is the initial process of capturing a person's unique biological characteristics and storing them in the system for future authentication.

Question 3

What is a 'false accept rate' (FAR) in biometric systems?

Accepted Answer

The rate at which unauthorized users are incorrectly granted access

Answer

The false accept rate measures how often a biometric system incorrectly grants access to unauthorized individuals, representing a critical security metric.

Question 4

What is 'tailgate prevention' in electronic access control?

Accepted Answer

Using technology or procedures to prevent unauthorized persons from following authorized ones through secure doors

Answer

Tailgate prevention uses sensors, mantraps, or security personnel to ensure that only one person passes through a secured door per valid credential use.

Question 5

What does it mean to 'provision' an access credential?

Accepted Answer

To create and issue an access credential with appropriate permissions

Answer

Provisioning an access credential involves creating, configuring, and issuing it with the appropriate permissions for the user's role.

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Security Services Access Control 3