--- title: "Montijo City Council: biometric, logged access to the datacentre" description: "At Montijo City Council, shared keys gave way to biometric access to the datacentre, with every entry logged and auditable. No-obligation proposal." language: en url: https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/montijo-datacentre-biometric-access/ source: https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/montijo-datacentre-biometric-access/ publisher: DataRoad IT (DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting), Portugal --- > At Montijo City Council, shared keys gave way to biometric access to the datacentre, with every entry logged and auditable. No-obligation proposal. # Montijo City Council: biometric, logged access to the datacentre At a glance For decision-makers short on time. - 01 2019: biometric access on the Montijo City Council datacentre door. - 02 An end to shared keys: every entry is tied to a person and a time. - 03 Reader connected to the council network, logging software and internal team trained. - 04 Protecting servers starts with controlling who can physically reach them. ### In this article 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. | Item | Value | | --- | --- | | Organisation | Município do Montijo (City Council) | | Sector | Public | | Year | 2019 | | Scope | Security and firewall, CCTV, servers, structured cabling and IT Unlimited support | ## How was the project carried out? - **Door**: fitting an opening device with a biometric reader. - **Network**: integrating the reader into the council's IT infrastructure. - **Software**: installing and configuring access management, with an event history. - **Autonomy**: final configuration and training for the team that runs the system day to day. ## What changed for the council? | Before | Now | | --- | --- | | Physical keys in several hands | Entry only by authorised biometrics | | No history of who went in | Every access logged and auditable | | Uncontrolled key copies | Risk removed | | Dependence on third parties | Municipal 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](https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/structured-cabling-installation/). - **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](https://www.dataroad-it.com/en/public-sector-network-infrastructure-portugal/). We thank Câmara Municipal do Montijo for choosing DataRoad for IT consultancy, technical support and network management. ## Why do public bodies trust DataRoad? 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. 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