ᐅ Fingerprint reader: Idencom or Ekey?

Hello,

I want to configure our new front door with a fingerprint reader.
Now I have the option to choose between two systems or manufacturers: Idencom or Ekey.
Which one would you recommend?
Has anyone perhaps had experience with both?

Thanks in advance!

I am only familiar with Ekey, including its different generations and versions. Ekey is the market leader in Europe, and that’s for good reason. For most people, it might be overkill, but I like the NET version.

Thank you, rick2018

At the time, fingerprint access was discouraged for security reasons. An interested observer can lift a print from anywhere (for example, from the handle of a car door when the car is parked in front of the house) and then use it as a key.

That made sense to me, so we decided against it. We now use keys – but my husband is a walking key disaster. I would now consider a locking system that can be opened with a numerical code.

That’s not correct. That might work with basic scanners. Systems like Ekey, for example, have liveness detection and other security features.

So, have you installed a locking system from Urban Albs (Stealthkey)? Because almost any other key can already be copied from a photo...

A numeric code is the least secure option of all. Keypads with changing digit positions are better. And the code should be changed regularly. At least 8 digits long...

RFID is preferable. There are versions that have not yet been hacked. It can also be combined with a fingerprint scanner. If an RFID chip is lost, simply delete it from the system and register a new one.

Fear is always a poor advisor. It’s better to gather comprehensive information and then make a decision. Which single-family house is such a lucrative target that it would be spied on or attacked with technology over weeks or longer?

Climbee schrieb:

At the time, we were advised against using fingerprint locks for security reasons. A fingerprint can be easily lifted by someone observing—from anywhere, for example from the handle of a car door when the car is parked outside the house—and then used as a key.

That sounded reasonable to me, so we decided against it. We use traditional keys now, but my husband is a walking key disaster. I’m now considering an access control system that is opened with a numerical code.

I honestly can’t believe that. Maybe back in the 1990s it was "easy," but nowadays there are many security features. For example, the finger must be alive to work.
Based on that argument, someone could theoretically just go to the fingerprint scanner directly, lift a print, and walk right in. Why bother with a lock at all then…
I’m not denying it’s possible, but anyone with that much experience wouldn’t break into random houses.