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What is OSDP?
Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) is an access control communications standard developed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) to improve interoperability among access control and security products. OSDP was approved as an international standard by the International Electrotechnical Commission in May 2020, and was published as IEC 60839-11-5.
Why specify OSDP?
SIA encourages broad adoption of this standard – which is already in wide use by many leading manufacturers like Cypress, HID Global and Mercury – and recommends specifying OSDP for any access control installations that require real security and/or will be used in government and other higher-security settings. SIA OSDP is particularly valuable for government applications because it meets federal access control requirements like PKI for FICAM.
Benefits of OSDP
Compared to common low-security legacy protocols, the OSDP standard offers:
Higher Security
OSDP is more secure than the most common access control communications protocol
OSDP Secure Channel supports high-end AES-128 encryption (required in federal government applications)
OSDP constantly monitors wiring to protect against attack threats
Advanced Functionality
OSDP supports advanced smartcard technology applications, including PKI/FICAM and biometrics
OSDP supports bi-directional communications among devices
OSDP supports advanced user interfaces, including welcome messages and text prompts
OSDP’s use of two wires instead of 12+ allows for multi-drop installation, supervised connections to indicate reader malfunctions, and scalability to connect more field devices
Ease of Use
Audio-visual user feedback mechanisms provide a rich, user-centric access control environment
Guesswork is eliminated since encryption and authentication are predefined
Low cost of implementation on an embedded device
More Interoperability
Using OSDP enables communication among different manufacturers’ devices and solutions
The OSDP standard applies to peripheral devices such as card readers and other devices at secured access doors/gates and their control panels
SIA promotes the OSDP standard among manufacturers at regular “plugfests” and at SIA InteropFest, an annual interoperability event held at the ISC West trade show
The OSDP specification is currently recommended when TCP/IP, USB or other common protocols do not lend themselves to the application
The OSDP specification is extensible to IP environments and the OSDP Working Group is working on deploying OSDP over IP soon
Compliance
Cable suitable for installation under NEC (NFPA 70) articles 800, 725 and 760 guidelines
Cable suitable for installation in Canada under Section 60 of CEC, Part 1
C(UL)US Listed as CMP per UL standard 444 and per CSA C22.2 No. 214
UL Listed as CL3P per UL standard 13 or FPLP per UL standard 1424
