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Module 18 · Real Project: Data Center Physical Security Design

Data Center Physical Security Design

A full worked layered physical security design for a colocation data center — man-trap access control, two-factor authentication, and compliance-driven CCTV coverage.

Data center security is defined by layered zones, each stricter than the last — this project works a real 12-data-hall colocation facility through four zones: site perimeter, building envelope, data hall, and individual cabinet, sizing the access control and video requirements each zone actually needs.

It centers on a worked man-trap design with card-plus-biometric two-factor authentication and anti-passback logic at every data hall entrance, cabinet-level electronic locks for compliance-tier tenants, and a CCTV coverage plan built specifically to produce evidence a compliance auditor can verify.

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→ Article: Biometric Access Control→ Access Control System Designer→ Article: UL 294 Access Control Systems

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