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Montijo City Council: biometric, logged access to the datacentre

A copied key opens the server room without a trace. At Montijo City Council, every entry to the datacentre now has a name, a time and an auditable record.

Updated 17 October 20263 min read

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At a glance

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  • 012019: biometric access on the Montijo City Council datacentre door.
  • 02An end to shared keys: every entry is tied to a person and a time.
  • 03Reader connected to the council network, logging software and internal team trained.
  • 04Protecting servers starts with controlling who can physically reach them.
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The best firewall in the world does not protect a server if anyone with a copied key can walk into the room. That was the risk Câmara Municipal do Montijo (Montijo City Council) decided to eliminate in 2019. DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting installed biometric access to the council's datacentre: a reader on the door, connected to the municipal network, that opens only for authorised people and keeps a record of every entry.

What is at risk in a municipal datacentre?

Everything that keeps the municipality running. It houses the council's management systems, residents' data and the infrastructure for public services. With physical keys, nobody knows for sure how many copies exist, who holds them or who went in last night.

Biometrics closes that gap. A fingerprint cannot be lent, lost or left at home, unlike a card or a code. Every opening is tied to a person and a moment. That auditable trail is what compliance and information security increasingly demand of the public sector.

ItemValue
OrganisationMunicípio do Montijo (City Council)
SectorPublic
Year2019
ScopeSecurity and firewall, CCTV, servers, structured cabling and IT Unlimited support

How was the project carried out?

  1. Door: fitting an opening device with a biometric reader.
  2. Network: integrating the reader into the council's IT infrastructure.
  3. Software: installing and configuring access management, with an event history.
  4. Autonomy: final configuration and training for the team that runs the system day to day.

What changed for the council?

BeforeNow
Physical keys in several handsEntry only by authorised biometrics
No history of who went inEvery access logged and auditable
Uncontrolled key copiesRisk removed
Dependence on third partiesMunicipal team trained and autonomous

Which other security projects do we carry out for the public sector?

We bring physical security and network infrastructure together in a single project:

  • Entry control By biometrics or by card.
  • Server rooms Cabling in datacentres and racks, installed and certified: certified structured cabling.
  • Logging Management software and access history.
  • Training Internal teams prepared to manage on their own.

We serve eight public bodies and know the rules of public procurement: see managed IT for the public sector.

We thank Câmara Municipal do Montijo for choosing DataRoad for IT consultancy, technical support and network management.

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We are a premium MSP: headquartered in Alfragide, with support across Portugal and 11 years managing the infrastructure of embassies, public bodies, clinics, hotels and demanding companies. We have 232 clients under contract and the Top 5% PME distinction (source: scoring.pt). And in 11 years DataRoad has never had a security incident.

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