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Glossary: Physical and Wireless Vectors, and Vulnerabilities

Access pass

Also written: access passes, badge, visitor pass, contractor pass

Anything a person shows or taps to get through a door, such as a staff badge, visitor pass or phone credential. Passes can be switched off, unlike keys, but they can still be cloned, lost, shared or left active, like the 47 extra badges Alex disabled.

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Proximity cardSmart cardRFID cloningRFID (radio-frequency identification)