Improved Security for Man and Machine
RFID-based Authentication Solutions
Elatec
Where people operate machines and equipment, companies and facilities often face the same challenges: security, smooth workflows and cost-efficiency are essential. Machine authentication based on RFID can provide important support here. Practical examples show the wide range of possible applications.
Whether in production or in hospitals, an authentication solution based on RFID protects machines, devices and data from unauthorized access.
Whether it's a production facility or a clinic, there are environments in which it is particularly important to prevent the use of machines and equipment by unauthorized persons in order to effectively protect people, data and inventory. After all, faulty operation or even sabotage can give rise to considerable risks, both in terms of health and security and with regard to liability issues, data protection or damage to valuable equipment and systems.
If employees first must authenticate themselves in order to operate a device or machine, this ensures that only authorized users have access. This not only increases the security of people, machines and sensitive data, but also makes it possible to track at any time who has operated which device and when.
A solution based on RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) offers a number of advantages here: it is reliable, easy for IT to manage and, above all, simple and time-saving for employees to handle. This ensures high productivity even when numerous authentication processes are required per shift. Machine authentication can be used in different areas – for robot control in a smart factory as well as at the multimedia terminal in a hospital
For a better idea of the concrete possibilities and advantages of RFID-based machine authentication solutions, below are some application scenarios from industry and healthcare in which an RFID solution facilitates work processes and significantly increases both security and convenience.