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Mobile Credentialing
Access Control Powered by TEKWave Solutions
Mobile Credentialing for Every Access Point
Replace fobs, keycards, and remotes with encrypted smartphone access. One platform. Every door, amenity, and shared space on your property. Full control from anywhere.
Mobile credentialing is the use of a smartphone as a secure, verified access device. Instead of a physical fob or keycard, a person’s identity and access permissions are stored as an encrypted digital credential on their phone. When they approach an access point, a door, a gate, a fitness center, a package room, their phone communicates wirelessly with the reader, and access is granted.
You don’t need a gate to have an access control problem. Any property with shared amenities, vendor traffic, and resident turnover is managing a quiet accumulation of security gaps: credentials that weren’t returned, fobs that got copied, move-outs that still have active access. Mobile credentialing restructures everything in your favor.
How Mobile Credentialing Works
Mobile credentialing uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to communicate between a person’s phone and an access reader. The process takes seconds and requires nothing from the user except their phone.
When someone is onboarded, a digital credential is provisioned to their specific device, cryptographically bound to that hardware rather than just the app. It cannot be copied to another phone or forwarded to an unauthorized person. As they approach a reader, an encrypted exchange confirms the credential is valid and that the person holds permission for that specific access point at that specific time. Access is granted, and a timestamped log entry is recorded, tied to a verified identity.
That last part matters. Every access event is traceable. No more anonymous fob swipes.
20%
Higher satisfaction on properties using mobile credentials vs. fobs and keypads
Source: Parks Associates, Q2 2024
Worldwide
The shift to mobile credentialing is accelerating
$0
Cost to replace a lost credential, revoke and reissue instantly from the platform
See How Mobile Credentialing Works for Your Community
Mobile Credentialing: The Most Secure Access
Method for Residential and Commercial Properties
Not all access methods are created equal. Mobile credentialing sits at the top because of one fundamental difference, a mobile credential is bound to a specific device and the person who owns it. It can’t be picked up, passed around, cloned, or used by anyone else. Every entry is logged, every credential is traceable, and access can be revoked instantly from anywhere. That’s a level of security no fob or prox card can match.
Device-Bound Identity
A mobile credential lives on one device and is tied to the user’s identity. It cannot be handed off, shared in a parking lot, or used by an unauthorized person who finds it on the ground.
Real-Time Deactivation
When a resident moves out, a staff member is terminated, or a vendor’s access window closes, credentials are revoked instantly, from anywhere, in seconds. No chasing down physical hardware.
Encrypted Bluetooth Communication
TEKWave uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology with encrypted credential exchange. There’s no signal to clone, no card to skim, and no vulnerability inherent in traditional prox card technology.
Audit Trail on Every Entry
Every tap generates a timestamped log tied to a real user. You always know who entered, when, and where, with no gaps or anonymized fob swipes.
Lost Phone? No Problem.
If a resident loses their phone, credentials can be suspended immediately while they recover it, and restored just as fast. No $24 replacement. No delay. No security gap.
One Platform Across Every Access Point
Mobile credentialing is not a single-point solution. Its value multiplies with each additional application on your property, and the same credentials, the same platform, and the same management interface governs all of it.
- Entry doors and gates – Touchless smartphone access; resident-issued visitor passes
- Fitness centers – 24/7 access for authorized users with full audit trail
- Clubhouses and event spaces – Role-based access by time window; auto-expiring event passes
- Pools and outdoor amenities – Seasonal windows and after-hours lockout, enforced automatically
- Package rooms – Individual on-demand access; timestamped log per user
- Pickleball courts and recreation spaces – Recreation-linked access; temp credentials for guests
- Vendors and contractors – Time-limited credentials issued remotely; auto-expiring windows
Going deeper on mobile credentialing?
We wrote a complete guide for property managers and facilities teams — how the technology works, how it compares to physical credentials across every security vulnerability, and what the first 90 days of a transition actually look like.
Download: Understanding Mobile Credentialing – Free Guide
Want to go deeper on how mobile credentialing compares to fobs and key cards? Read: Mobile Credentialing for HOAs: What It Is, How It Works, and Why Communities Are Making the Switch
Full Control One Platform
Issue and revoke instantly
Add or remove users in seconds from any device. No hardware to order, no fob inventory to track, no waiting for office hours to close a security gap.
- Onboard new residents remotely the day they move in
- Revoke access immediately at move-out, no hardware to collect
- Reissue a suspended credential in seconds if a phone is lost or recovered
Role-Based Permissions
Residents, staff, vendors, contractors, and guests all have different access needs. The platform enforces those differences automatically, the right access to the right spaces at the right times.
- Set time-limited windows for vendors and contractors that expire automatically
- Restrict amenity access by unit, membership level, or resident status
- Give staff and board members separate permission levels without managing multiple systems
Visitor Passes Built In
Users can issue time-limited digital passes to guests directly from the app. The pass arrives on the guest’s phone, works at the entry point, and expires automatically. No staff involvement required.
- Residents control their own guest access without calling the office
- Passes expire automatically, no following up to deactivate
- Every visitor entry is logged with a timestamp, separate from resident access records
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