Access Control Vestibules Flashcards
(5 cards)
What are Access Control Vestibules?
Double-door system that is designed with two doors that are electronically controlled to ensure that only one door can be open at a given time
What do Access Control Vestibules help prevent?
Piggybacking and Tailgating
What is Piggybacking?
Involves two people working together with one person who has
legitimate access intentionally allows another person who doesn’t have proper authorization to enter a secure area with them
What is Tailgating?
Occurs whenever an unauthorized person closely follows someone
through the access control vestibule who has legitimate access into the secure space without their knowledge or consent
What is the key difference between Piggybacking and Tailgating?
Piggybacking uses social engineering to gain consent of the person with legitimate access, while Tailgating simply follows a person with legit access without their knowledge or consent