Case Study 1: Building an Access Control System

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Case Study 1: Building an Access Control System Karen Raglin Professor Burwick Systems Analysis and Development October 27, 2013 Access Control System Project Scope: To provide a safe and secure environment for students to learn and live on the University the Information Security team have been charged with installation of an access control system (ACS) in a dormitory. To accomplish this we will have proximity card readers to access the dormitory as well as card readers on the doors to the rooms. The proximity card is the most popular access device as well as inexpensive and long lasting. The holder is identified to the system by the proximity card used. The aspect of the proximity card is that it only needs to be held near the reader to work. (Stanley,2010) Cards can be printed with the student’s pictures for added security. Each student of the dormitory will be issued a card that has access to the dormitory as well as access will be provided for each individual dorm room. The constraint of the project is that we must use the existing security camera system which is designed to face and rotate to record a person as they use their identification card to gain entrance to the building. The proximity card must only allow students who live in the dormitory access and deny access to anyone who is not authorized to enter the dormitory. What the new proximity system could do is lower the reported theft incidents reported. The ACS will not operate in the event there is a power outage. The system must have a failsafe door in this event to allow student entry or departure (Stanley,2010). Tasks: 1. Planning: The planning period is considered very critical for project development. For this reason, as a member and manager of the information security ream, I will recommend two weeks for the planning, strategizing, and analyzing the entire project. As

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