Wrapping Up ASIS 2015
- By Ginger Hill
- Oct 05, 2015
By the last day of a trade show, it's typical to have aching feet, a fried brain and sore muscles from constant interaction on the show room floor, so when PSIA invited me to their PLAI panel discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the Hilton Anaheim, I was much obliged. I entered the conference room, poured a cup of coffee and settled in for the discussion that promised to finally bridge physical and logical systems together.
Since its introduction in 2013, the Physical Logical Access Interoperability (PLAI) specification used by PSIA members has been demonstrating how enterprise customers can use a common identity source while reducing costs and enhancing functionality. This communication mechanism's key is to tie the logical and physical together, enabling:
- More efficient onboarding;
- The ability to invoke/revoke security privileges across disparate systems;
- Support of privileges and access in multiple locations; and
- Risk minimization since the architecture is based on a single source.
During the discussion, new capabilities were highlighted including location based services, IoT, role-based identity management and mobile credentials that provide security on the device.
This all adds up to increased value for customers through integration.
To become PLAI compliant, follow the following steps:
- Become a PSIA member.
- Use PSIA's implementation guide.
- Perform required engineering testing.
- Validate and certify PLAI compliance.
About the Author
Ginger Hill is Group Social Media Manager.