Whether you work in a large or small company or have a membership
to a gym or country club, security access badges have
become part of our personal wardrobe. These access cards typically
identify who we are and give us access to areas that are limited
to authorized persons only. Wireless applications will soon
be able to store these same permissions and offer electronic
identification with an extra touch of security. Badges are typically
passive devices that only need to be swiped or passed over a
reader. Security applications in wireless devices will have the
ability to require users to enter passwords to activate the access
ID. Wireless also enables lost access devices to be recovered easily.
Lost wireless devices that are used for security or identification
purposes may also have GPS location technology that
pinpoints the exact location of the lost or stolen device or simply
confirms that the user has not entered an area that is off-limits.