ZKTeco USA and its sister company Armatura have added multiple access control devices to the Security Industry Association’s OSDP Verified product list, as the association named new leadership for its OSDP Technical Subcommittee.
According to SIA’s OSDP Verified Products roster, the newly listed hardware includes six ZKTeco Atlas-series access control units and a set of Armatura components spanning access control units, IO expansion boards, and reader models in the company’s EP family.
The update arrives alongside an SIA announcement that Constantine Tremouliaris of ASSA ABLOY has assumed the role of chair of the OSDP Technical Subcommittee, with Jon Uren of Cypress Integration Solutions serving as vice chair. SIA said the pair will oversee the expert group responsible for developing and advancing the protocol, including editing the standard, approving draft revisions, coordinating research, providing technical guidance, and addressing interpretation requests.
OSDP, short for Open Supervised Device Protocol, is an access control communications standard developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products. It was approved as an IEC international standard in May 2020 (IEC 60839-11-5), and SIA lists the current OSDP release as v2.2.2 (October 2024).
In practical terms, OSDP defines how door peripherals such as card or biometric readers communicate with a control panel. SIA positions it as a more secure alternative to common legacy approaches, noting that OSDP Secure Channel supports AES-128 encryption and that the protocol enables bi-directional communication and supervised connections that can signal issues on the line.
What “OSDP Verified” indicates
SIA describes OSDP Verified as a testing program that validates a device’s conformance to the OSDP standard and related performance protocols. In a joint announcement carried by Security Journal Americas, ZKTeco USA said the verification confirms adherence to OSDP and its Secure profile (v2.2.2), and product manager Esteban Pastor pointed to “security vulnerabilities found with Wiegand” as a driver for customers to seek OSDP Verified options.
While the Verified listing signals protocol conformance, it should not be read as a blanket guarantee of specific physical features such as tamper sensors or cryptographic signing of firmware updates. Instead, the program is aimed at helping buyers and integrators identify products that have been tested for OSDP behavior and Secure Channel compatibility, supporting deployments where encrypted reader-to-panel communications are a requirement.
Sources: Security Industry Association, Security Journal Americas
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
