Passwords passé
February 1st 2008 Passwords have traditionally
been used as a means of
maintaining safety and
security, as well as
monitoring critical
processing operations.
The Electronic-Key-System
from Euchner UK, which
provides a level of
monitoring and control to
meet the highest standards,
provides secure user
identification without the
use of passwords.
It has proved successful
in harsh industrial
environments, including
machine guarding, with
widespread use also in the
automotive industry.
Applications for monitoring
complex process operations
involving multi-operator
access are now becoming
more common.
EKS comprises Electronic-
Key and matching
Electronic-Key adapter. The
former, in the form of a
robust tag, contains a
memory chip and antenna.
This is a transponder without
a battery, that transmits its
information inductively, to
evaluation electronics in the
Electronic-Key adapter.
The memory in the key in
general contains a range of
information such as name,
department and, importantly,
varying level of access
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