[ale] Linux based door locks

[Scott Plante]

Yeah there are a lot of Raspberry Pi door lock DIY solutions out there,
including prox cards, bluetooth, NFC, and even facial recognition.

I think a big part of what you're paying the big bucks for is the backend
management system to issue creds and track lock/unlock records. Also
liability because if you're locking doors you may run the risk of locking
people in when there's a power or hardware failure.

On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 12:26 PM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> I have a CAC card for my work laptop. It runs nothing but linux. Fedora 33
> now. The card works fine. Most of the prox card things I've poked at are
> usb and supported. What's missing is the code to read the card, compare
> with secure db pull, then raise a pin high on door lock. Sounds like a pi
> problem to me.
>
> On January 21, 2021 10:12:51 AM EST, Phil Turmel via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Ooo!  Please report back if you find something elsewhere.  I'm
>> interested, too.
>>
>> On 1/21/21 1:32 AM, Michael Potter via Ale wrote:
>>
>>> Are there any Linux based door locks for commercial use?
>>>
>>> That is: something that we all seen in large corporations with either fobs
>>> or cards to open the doors.  But what I am looking for is something
>>> homebrew with Linux.
>>>
>>> I am looking for something that is hardwired so I am not dealing with
>>> batteries.
>>>
>>> 10 doors or so.
>>>
>>> The commercial systems are obscene amounts of money and they want ongoing
>>> monthly charges per user.
>>>
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