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Deploy NFC mobile credentials without replacing readers

Integrate our readerless mobile access software into your physical access control systems (PACS) and mobile application, and unlock the ability to roll out NFC mobile credentials that don’t rely on reader hardware and can coexist with physical credentials already in use.  

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what is readerless mobile access?

We provide our SDK integration for whichever type of platform a developer wants to integrate with

Physical access control systems (PACS)

Tenant & member management

Identity & access management

Fast and seamless integration with no hidden fees

Integration for physical access control systems (PACS)

We have 20+ pre-built integrations with major physical access control systems (PACS). By embedding our readerless mobile access software with on-premise access control systems, organizations can achieve a cost-effective and fast track route to NFC mobile access, that avoids the barriers associated with reader hardware upgrades and seamlessly integrates with current access operations.

PACS Integrations

Integration for tenant and member management platforms

We have a portfolio of integrations with identity and space management platforms across various industries. Our readerless mobile access software is flexible to work with user experience and management mobile applications and synchronize with existing features like room booking, space utilization dashboards, membership payments, and more. 

Tenant & member management app Integrations

Seamlessly fits into your existing identity and credential management operations

Our mobile credential SDK Pro seamlessly syncs with your identity and credential management platforms via our deep integration that includes mapping your existing user access data from physical credentials entry logs and simply pairing with our mobile credentials access audit logs for compliance and additional safety and building security.

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Reader-based vs readerless NFC mobile access

Reader-based mobile access upgrade
Readerless mobile access upgrade

Security

New hardware supports the latest encryption and authentication protocols. Manual firmware updates required for new security updates.
Leverage the smartphone's up-to-date OS cybersecurity protocols plus 2-factor and face id authentication. Mobile credentials are stored in the cloud with banking level encryption and follow NIST best practices.

Cost

High upfront cost - hardware installation, labor and cabling.
Leverages existing access control infrastructure, no changes or additional hardware costs required.

Operational disruption

Significant - requires physical replacement of readers, possible downtime.
Minimal - mobile credential integration can be rolled out gradually alongside existing keycard access systems.

Time to deploy

Long - weeks to months depending on site size and infrastructure needs.
Fast - can be deployed via a software integration with the access control system(s) and rolled out to doors within hours.

Access options

Users have the option to use physical credentials alongside mobile credentials, however they have to be from the same brand and encryption technology as the reader.
Users can use their existing keycards and fobs alongside mobile credentials that offer NFC mobile access, regardless of the system and technology, without having to replace readers.

Interoperability

Mobile credentials can only be used on a proprietary system with specific mobile-enabled reader hardware.
Mobile credentials can be used on multiple access control systems from various manufacturers, there’s no system lock in, the software is non-proprietary.

SDK integration benefits for your business

Every existing customer is a prospect

Reconnect with your existing customer base and identify those willing to enhance their system with the only readerless mobile access solution available. Sentry Interactive meets their need for the best user experience and flexibility at the lowest cost.

Independent from Wallet apps

Avoid Wallet app complexities, integrator costs and annual license fees for iOS and Android with Sentry Interactive's non-proprietary SDK mobile credential solution for your platform, independent from the Wallet applications.

Higher Customer Lifetime Value

Provide value to your legacy customers by offering a more cost-effective and scalable mobile access credentials without reader upgrades.

Increase application retention and engagement

Increase the value of your proprietary platform through our open source mobile credential SDK that works seamlessly with existing systems.

Promote Innovation and Growth

The only NFC mobile credential SDK application for legacy access control systems. Retain and grow existing customer base and attract new customers with innovative cutting-edge technology for your install base.

Pioneer NIST compliant credentials

Deliver the highest banking level encryption to comply with your organisations cyber security protocols and address the growing security concerns associated with physical key card security, including card cloning, sharing, loss and theft.

Map mobile credential unlock data with existing PACS and identity operations

Our readerless mobile credential SDK seamlessly synchronizes with PACS, identity, and tenant and member management platforms to map mobile unlock data with physical access and identity operations, providing convenient and compliant mobile credentialing, while maximizing safety and building security. 

Unlock the most secure mobile credential SDK

Sentry Interactive’s readerless mobile credentials follow asymmetric encryption standards that ensure security within your platform. We are the first NFC mobile credential to be NIST compliant and provide multi-factor authentication.

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Documentation

Authenticating your users

Integrating the SDK

Ephemeral key registration & unlocking a door (Advanced)

Adding More Ephemeral Keys & Secondary Authentication Checks (Advanced)

Sharing doors

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If you are interested in providing NFC mobile credentials for door access, that don’t rely on reader hardware, get in touch now.

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Get a system audit to see if our SDK can integrate.

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Enroll asymmetric credentials at scale by embedding our new SDK

Asymmetric credential mass enrollment SDK

Our new SDK offers mass enrollment capabilities for asymmetric physical and mobile credentials, such as Public Key Open Credential (PKOC). This means by embedding our SDK with your compatible access control system, you can enroll public-key credentials at scale to your users across multiple locations from a centralized system, that will work with compatible reader hardware.

Asymmetric credential mass enrollment SDK

Don't just take our word for it. Trust theirs

"Sentry Interactive’s integration with RightCrowd provides a new and differentiated path to mobility for end users and channel partners that are looking to embrace the efficiency and security involved with mobile access credentials without the cost and complexity challenges that have inhibited adoption thus far."
Jason BohrerCEO of RightCrowd
"Using Sentry’s SDK we are providing customers not only with the extensive feature set that comes with the UnityIS® platform but now they can also benefit from Sentry’s award-winning NFC mobile credential technology solution also in our platform”
Imron HussainPresident & Founder of IMRON
"Sentry’s promise of a software solution that integrated with our existing access control hardware to provide smartphone entry provided a quick integration without the need for new hardware and expensive installation. We also reduced administration time and cost by eliminating the need for traditional key cards and reducing the security risks these pose."
Ben NewtonHead of Operations at PATCH
"The open APIs and SDK allowed us to integrate the readerless access control software with our existing PAC access control system hardware and the Locale tenant experience platform that we use. Creating a unified access management solution embedded in our Locale app has resulted in a unified platform where occupiers can enjoy keyless, secure NFC mobile entry through their Android or iOS phone"
Tobie ChapmanEstates Management at Colliers
"Access control system ‘rip and replace’ of existing and perfectly functioning hardware goes against our sustainable ethos. By not needing to remove any of our old readers and access infrastructure it meant there was no need for electronic plastic waste, any rewiring, repainting and re-plastering."
Nathan D’AlessandriAssociate Director, Governance & Compliance Lead at LB Navana
"Having NFC mobile access control integrated with the InterGate app is critical to first-class user experience and visitor management. With Sentry Interactive embedded in our app we can now provide room booking management and understand building and room usage across our clients’ portfolios.”
Greg SutcliffeManaging Director of InterGate

William Bainborough

Board of Directors

William is an experienced British entrepreneur, founder, and accomplished board executive and advisor for a number of businesses. He is the CEO and co-founder of Doordeck, the world’s only true cloud-based access control aggregator. He is also the managing director and founder of Group Secure, a leader in providing security, CCTV, and access control solutions, products, and installation for high-net-worth individuals in the UK. 

William established his first business at just seventeen and brings 20-plus years of in-depth experience and industry knowledge. He has a proven track record for building businesses from the ground up—and then leading them to profitability and a successful exit across a myriad of sectors including hospitality, retail, security, telecommunications, and e-commerce. William’s leadership, vision, and experience in creating cutting-edge SaaS-based technology platforms will prove invaluable for Sentry Interactive moving forward.

Denis Hébert

CHAIRMAN & CEO

Hébert began his career at Honeywell International where he held several leadership positions including Managing Director for the Automation and Controls business in France and eventually President of the NexWatch Corporation from 1999-2002. Hébert led HID Global as President & CEO over a transformative 12-year period from 2002-2015, where he provided strategic guidance and grew the business tenfold through a mix of strong organic and acquisitive growth. Most recently, Hébert was President of Feenics Corporation which is a cloud-based access control company that was successfully sold to ACRE LLC at the end of 2021. Hébert also served on the Board of Directors for the Security Industry Association (SIA) from 2009-2020 and was nominated to be Chairman of the Board for SIA from 2016-2018. He is currently Chairman of the Board for Nightingale Security based in Newark, CA.

Stephen Taylor Matthews

Board of Directors
Stephen is a very accomplished attorney, member of the Texas State Bar, licensed commercial real estate broker, and an avid philanthropist. He is an experienced executive board member, serving in leadership positions for more than 20 community councils and corporate boards—ranging from Boy Scouts of America to the ABBA Business Leaders Council, and most recently the American Bank BOD, the Real Estate Council of Austin, and the Marbridge Foundation BOT. With more than 35 years experience, Stephen and his firm, Barrond & Adler, L.L.P. are devoted to eminent domain cases in Texas.

Jon Davis

Board of Directors

Mr. Davis is an Experienced corporate board member, having served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies. Jon possesses deep industry expertise in dairy, food processing, food technology and manufacturing, and food, beverage, and entertainment services. 

During Jon’s tenure of 25 plus years, he’s led operations, research and development, and mergers and acquisitions. He’s served as CEO and has been the founder and active board member for many successful enterprises—from startups to billion-dollar corporations. While COO and CEO of Davisco Foods International, Jon built a state-of-the-art cheese plant which was awarded the United States Dairy processing plant of the year in 2005 by Dairy Foods magazine. Currently, Jon is active with several non-dairy projects, including investments in local real estate, the Wayzata Brewworks, and his latest venture the new CōV restaurant in Edina’s Galleria.

Joe Caldwell

Founder and Chairman of the Board

Joe is an American entrepreneur, investor, and accomplished executive. He has co-founded, founded, and led many successful businesses, including US Internet, a leading fiber internet service provider, Securence, a leading provider of email filtering software, and Ravon, an industry-leading digital voice communications service. 

It was Joe’s venture, Municipal Parking Services (MPS), that inspired him in 2020 to start Sentry Interactive, an advanced touchless and staffless detection platform.

Caldwell currently serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board for Municipal Parking Services (MPS), a global tech company based in Austin, TX responsible for inventing and patenting technologies that assist in parking and security enforcement.

Joe was named one of Minnesota’s 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders for the past two years—and is a seasoned corporate board member. He’s served on boards of public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies—and has deep industry expertise in all aspects of digital technology.

Jason Bohrer

Board of Directors

Jason Bohrer is one of the visionaries behind our mission to bring people back together safely and securely, in any environment, through Sentry’s advanced digital communications and detection platform. With over two decades of senior leadership experience, Jason’s track record of success spans across sales, operations, product innovation, strategy, and technology for domestic and global companies like Bexar Technology Partners, CPI Card Group, HID Global, and Motorola, Inc. Prior to launching Sentry Interactive, Jason was actively involved with several key technology transitions across multiple industries, including the contact and contactless EMV transitions in the U.S. payments industry and the adoption of smart card and mobile technologies in the global access and identity market. Jason was an inaugural member of the University of Chicago Executive Institute and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as the Executive Director for two industry-leading not-for-profit organizations: the Secure Technology Alliance and the U.S. Payments Forum.
Brent Terry

Brent Terry

Chief Operating Officer
Brent Terry leads the operations and solutions organizations at Sentry. This includes all product innovation, development, and operations management. A veteran in the technology space, Brent has more than 30 years of experience across a myriad of industries, like physical security technology and building automation, SAAS, hardware and software product development, internet, digital TV, interactive TV, digital media, telecommunications, and medical products and services. Prior to Sentry, Brent has spun up successful startups and led high-performing teams for some of the biggest global, Fortune 500 companies, including ARRIS, Conerco, Motive Communications, SeaChange International, and IBM. Brent holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Louisiana. He also is the committee Chairman and Program Director for a non-profit organization responsible for the rollout of smart cards for physicians and first responders.