Innovation in security: a proposal for access control with dual authentication through facial recognition and radiofrequency

Abstract

Property security represents a set of activities and preventive actions aimed at reducing potential losses in organisations. In this context, electric locks that support different authentication methods, such as passwords, digital keys with security tokens, and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, offer improvements in access control; however, they represent a single barrier of protection. In this article, we propose FaceTag, a prototype with dual authentication via facial recognition and RFID, which has been integrated into an electronic lock to support future access control in educational institutions. To validate our proposal, we implemented a prototype and evaluated its operation in different scenarios. FaceTag proved to be effective and stable in testbed experiments, capable of providing a high degree of accuracy for access control in the desired environment.