In addition to physical and Bluetooth credentials, Verkada now supports mobile NFC credentials via Apple Wallet. With badges in Apple Wallet, employees can simply tap to unlock with their iPhone or Apple Watch.

For added security, organizations can require the mobile device to be unlocked when badging into certain doors, thus leveraging Apple’s powerful security features like Face ID for two-factor authentication. Just like other credential types, badges in Apple Wallet can be easily managed in Verkada Command and synced with SSO providers.

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Organizations can now set up automatic deactivation for physical credentials after a set period of inactivity. This can protect against unauthorized access with a lost or stolen credential.

Admins can choose to receive an alert when a credential is auto-deactivated and/or when a deactivated credential is used. They can also view a list of credentials associated with each user and when they were last used.

The AD34 Door Reader supports a wide array of card types, including both low-frequency proximity cards and high-frequency NFC credentials such as Verkada DESFire EV3 badges and Apple Wallet.

The AD34 also introduces a powerful new Bluetooth unlock experience: Intent Unlock. With Intent Unlock, organizations can prevent unintentional unlocks by requiring both proximity-based Bluetooth authentication and precise unlock intent in front of the reader–such as a hand wave. Admins can customize the unlock trigger to provide the right level of security and convenience for each reader.

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Access control unit (ACU) tamper alerts allow organizations to monitor the ACU for unwanted tampering. The alerts utilize a switch on the ACU’s enclosure door to determine if the door has been opened.  

Supervised wiring allows organizations to more easily manage the integrity of their access control deployments by monitoring the status of wire connections from controllers to REX and AUX devices. 

We’re introducing a new Command tool that shows cable connection status to help ensure consistent power runs and reader performance. Users can also see which generation of Verkada reader is connected to the door.

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We’ve given the door page an end-to-end overhaul to surface the most critical information. Improvements include separating the unlock button from the override button, streamlining the look and feel of the Door, Access, and Schedules tabs without context cameras, and building new scrubbing functionality into door events. 

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We’ve streamlined the bulk creation of users in situations when API or SCIM integrations are not feasible with enhanced CSV upload functionality. Customers and partners can now easily create numerous user profiles, identify errors in their CSV formatting and data, rectify errors with prompts and suggestions from Verkada, and receive a concise report on the upload's success.

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The door unlock API allows organizations to unlock doors via new API endpoints. With the API, organizations can query for a list of all doors managed in Command. Developers can also send a request to unlock a door based on a user's access permissions or as an administrator.

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Our new session management capabilities allow admins to manage a user's total number of active logins at a particular time. When enabled, users attempting to start more than the permitted number of Verkada Pass app sessions will automatically be logged out of the first logged-in device. 

To learn more, read the full announcement.