This article originally appeared in Access Control Trends & Technology 2023, a special bonus publication to Security Business magazine, Security Technology Executive, and Locksmith Ledger magazine.

UPDATE 2/26/2025: This article, first published in 2020, has been updated by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

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