Access credentials for the modern workforce

Give new functionalities to your existing physical credentials or explore secure Kisi credential options, including mobile access through smartphones and smartwatches.

Enhance security. Unlock convenience.

Flexible credential options

Ensure frictionless entry with flexible unlock methods. Deploy employee badges in Apple Wallet or contactless unlocks with MotionSense to impress employees. Easily generate QR codes and access links for streamlined visitor management. Keep or issue badges and fobs for a familiar, unified experience from the entry door.

Secure credential management

Easily add, remove, and modify user credentials wherever you are from an intuitive, centralized dashboard. Add an extra layer of security with two-factor authentication and automate provisioning by integrating with SSO or SCIM. Prevent security breaches by deleting or deactivating lost or stolen credentials in seconds.

Seamless migration and experience

Reuse your legacy NFC or RFID credentials for a seamless, cost-effective cloud migration with zero downtime. Secure and unlock all doors and entry points with a single credential, from the building entry to the meeting rooms. Swiftly connect to the landlord’s access system or use mobile SDKs to enable Kisi credentials within your app.

Mobile credentials

Prevent frustrated users from fumbling through pockets for a fob or forgetting a keycard at home by enabling them to easily unlock doors with their phones. Improve the experience of employees with no phone on hand with a hygienic, touch-free access experience with Kisi’s MotionSense technology. Embrace convenience by allowing users to access their spaces with their wearables or unlock with employee badges in Apple Wallet even if the iPhone battery runs out.


  • Contactless unlocks

    Unlock doors by simply moving your hand in front of the Kisi reader. If you have your phone on hand, tap it against the reader to unlock.

  • Mobile app unlocks

    Have all office keys neatly displayed on your screen. Unlock doors in seconds with a tap in the Kisi app on your phone or smartwatch.

  • Employee badges in Apple Wallet

    Add your Kisi credential to Apple Wallet and use your iPhone and Apple Watch to securely enter spaces even when your phone needs a charge.

  • Physical credentials

    Streamline operations while enabling users to conveniently unlock any entry point they have access to with a single badge. Choose between the different Kisi credentials that utilize high-frequency transmission and are available in multiple formats, including cards, tags, and fobs. Future-proof your system, enhance security, and stay on budget by upgrading to the cloud while keeping your current readers and RFID or NFC badges. Enable two-factor authentication for third-party credentials when using compatible legacy keypad readers.


  • Kisi pass

    Cater to different user preferences while providing a seamless access experience. Available as cards, tags, and fobs, Kisi Passes utilize high-frequency (HF/NFC) transmission.

  • 3rd party NFC credentials

    Reuse and give new functionalities to your third-party NFC cards or fobs. Swiftly assign your legacy NFC credentials by scanning them at a Kisi reader or the Kisi Android app.

  • 3rd party RFID credentials

    Benefit from cloud-based access control while keeping your legacy RFID cards or fobs. Assign third-party RFID credentials by scanning, via the Kisi web dashboard, or CSV bulk import.

  • Temporary credentials

    Enable visitors or temporary staff to unlock doors without signing up for a Kisi account or downloading the mobile app. Send branded invitations by email to announced visitors, including access details, date, time, personalized instructions, and visitor link or a QR code as a credential. Reduce theft by issuing temporary pre-set credentials that prevent visitors from accessing unauthorized areas and times outside their visit.


  • QR codes

    Send personalized, time-restricted QR codes via email, allowing visitors to gain temporary access without issuing physical badges or lengthy check-in procedures.

  • Visitor links

    Share an access link through email, text message, or other preferred communication channels to allow visitors or temporary staff to unlock doors during a specific time with a tap.

  • Visitor cards

    Facilitate smooth and secure temporary entry into designated areas by assigning guest cards to your visitors or printing QR code visitor badges.

  • Access credentials for every scenario

    Mobile access

    Save time, streamline operations, and improve user experience with our mobile access credentials. Enable users to enter spaces as easily as you can grant and revoke access. Experience seamless access even on the busiest of days. Empower employees to unlock doors even when their hands are full or their phone battery runs out.

    Badge access

    Enhance security, streamline operations, and boost user experience with a modern, functional badge access door system. Enjoy a future-proof solution that includes remote badge credential management, over-the-air updates, automated reports, various integrations, and mobile access functionalities. Deploy the complete Kisi solution or choose a tailored, cost-effective plan to upgrade your current NFC or RFID badge system with zero downtime.

    Visitor management

    Streamline your visitor management process and reduce the need for extensive front desk staffing by automating the check-in process and swiftly assigning temporary access with QR codes and visitor links. Send credentials via invitations to announced visitors, including access details, date, time, and personalized instructions. Support visitor self check-in, delay access sharing, and automatically remind hosts when access is shared. See all visitors at the door by integrating with your video surveillance.

    Badges in Apple Wallet

    Deploy the easy access experience your employees expect by allowing them to store their Kisi credentials in Apple Wallet. Bring the iPhone or Apple Wallet close to the relevant reader to unlock without the Kisi mobile app, additional permissions, or battery power. Unlock doors without having to wake or unlock your phone with Express Mode while enjoying Apple's data security practices. Brand your Apple access credentials to align with your organization's identity.

    Building access

    Enable unified access experience throughout the entire building, even when leasing office space. Easily connect all entry points, like the building entry, turnstiles, elevator, office doors, and meeting rooms, with Kisi's flexible deployment options. Issue or deactivate access credentials for enhanced security and convenience anytime, anywhere, from a single pane of glass. Empower users to unlock the doors they need with a single credential or a tap on their phones or smartwatches.

    Elevator access

    Save time and streamline operations by extending already set access privileges, credentials, and access schedules to relay and dispatch-based elevators. Require access credentials for users to unlock particular floors or set up certain floors to be open to all users. Remotely manage elevator access and enable a more hygienic, touchless elevator access experience so users can access particular floors by simply moving their hand in front of the Kisi reader.

    Smart locks

    Connect your smart locks with Kisi for enhanced security, streamlined operations, and a seamless user experience. Enjoy the flexibility of wireless locks in spaces where you can't wire electronic locks or hide cables. Manage doors, credentials, and users remotely. Integrate smart locks with your access system for more control and better monitoring, alerting, and emergency functionalities. Create a frictionless access experience by enabling users to use a single credential for all wireless and wired locks.

    Growth

    250K

    Legacy cards enrolled

    During the first three quarters of 2024, a growing number of companies are taking advantage of Kisi’s migration paths to move to the cloud.

    Flexibility

    500%

    Apple Carplay unlocks

    Users increase car safety and convenience by unlocking garage doors and gates through the seamless Kisi and Apple CarPlay integration in Q1-Q3 2024 compared to the previous period.

    Adoption

    650k

    Tap to unlocks

    Tapping the phone against the Kisi reader grows in popularity with a 100% increase on Android and 40% on iOS in Q1-Q3 2024 compared to the previous period.

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    FAQ

    • Kisi enables you to reuse a wide range of third-party NFC and RFID credentials. Kisi supports NFC cards, including MIFARE, NTAG, and JCOP, and a range of RFID credentials, including various HID cards. Check out our compatibility guide for more details. The Kisi team is constantly working on adding new third-party credentials. Contact our team to check if the credentials you are already using are compatible, even if they’re not on the list.

    • No. You can integrate Kisi with your legacy readers and make a cost-effective migration to the cloud while keeping your current readers and credentials. If you want to increase security and convenience for your users, consider replacing your readers so users can use modern mobile access methods, like MotionSense or badges in Apple Wallet. You can also lose the cards and fobs and opt for mobile access only with the Kisi mobile app without replacing your legacy readers.

    • Yes. You can easily connect the Kisi Controller Pro 2 with the building’s legacy access control system without any operation disruptions. Your landlord will still get insights about the building entries, and you get to manage all your entry points from the Kisi interface while using the same cards or fobs to access your spaces. No need for different sets of credentials.

    • It depends on the type of credentials you want to import. You can enable users to unlock doors with the Kisi app by assigning them to groups and enabling the right access permissions. Some of the more advanced mobile access methods require enabling the reader permissions as well. Kisi Passes and 3rd party NFC credentials need to be assigned individually, while 3rd party RFID credentials can be imported in bulk. Explore our extensive product documentation for more details.

    • No, you can pick the right combination for your needs. Most companies enable all mobile access methods for enhanced user convenience and choose temporary access credentials for visitor management. Some companies migrating to the cloud are deciding to keep their legacy badges while enabling mobile access for better flexibility. Contact our team if you need help choosing the right credential mix for your company.

    • Yes, Kisi ensures uninterrupted access with fully encrypted and authenticated offline support for physical and mobile credentials, guaranteeing access even without an internet connection. Kisi readers can cache access rights offline for up to 36 hours and can also process authenticated unlock requests from the user’s phone as a failsafe. If you have a third-party reader, you can rely on Kisi controllers that cache access rights for offline use based on recent activity, enabling offline access with physical credentials before contacting the legacy controller for unlock requests.