Blacklist

This section provides an introduction to the blacklist.

The blacklist is a list of keys that are, for one reason or another, being denied from accessing the locks. The lock does not allow keys on the blacklist to open itself.

Blacklisting is a rarely needed operation, as the online capability makes is possible to manage keys remotely over-the-air. However, with blacklisting you can ensure that a key that is in the offline state (that is, cannot receive updates from the server) and does not have offline expiration time defined, cannot access a lock.

The lock gets the blacklist when a key is used on the lock, provided that the key has a newer version of the blacklist than the lock.

The keys get the blacklist as follows:

• Phone Keys

  • Over-the-air through the mobile network.

  • From the lock.

    If a key used on the lock has an older version of the blacklist than the lock, the lock updates the blacklist on the key. Now, the key can take the newer blacklist to the next lock.

• Key Fobs

  • Over the Programming token.

  • From the lock.

    If a key used on the lock has an older version of the blacklist than the lock, the lock updates the blacklist on the key. Now, the key can take the newer blacklist to the next lock.

  • Through the FobApp.

The blacklist version numbering works as follows:

• The main version is incremented by one, if you remove keys from the blacklist.

• The sub-version is incremented by one, if you add keys to the blacklist.

The Up to date blocked list column in the lock list indicates whether the lock has the latest blocked list version or not.

• If there is a check mark in the check box, the lock already has the latest blocked list version and no actions are needed.
• If the field is empty, the blocked list must be updated for the lock. This can be done by visiting the lock with the key that has the latest blocked list version.

The number of keys on the blacklist is limited. It is not always necessary to add Phone Keys to the blacklist, as you can simply empty online Phone Keys over-the-air. Furthermore, you can also set an offline expiration time for Phone Keys. When the offline expiration time has elapsed, the key is invalidated. This feature ensures that no key with outdated credentials will remain on the field.