Anyone know of an Open Source ID/Badge Program? I'm looking into using it in a future business. I'm not worried about all the parts that go to it, just the program, for now.

Unless you're prepared to do a lot of work yourself most systems are going to have custom software and hardware to use. I'm assuming you are talking about something like a door scan system of some sort. I don't know of any off hand (that's not to say none are around, I just don't know about them.)

Now that you have me thinking about it I bet an RFID tag system wouldn't be to hard to get setup and running. Could take a good bit of programming, but it'd be doable. Great, now I wanna go work on it but I need to get back to work.

ahhhm...wait-wait..

How about a barcode scanner, linked to a (redundant) PC, linked in the LAN? Bare with me...

You could write a little piece of software that receives the scanned badge (that has a barcode), this software could make a connect/request to/with a database and compare the entered barcode with what is in the database, upon success/access, the PC could trigger an electrical lock on the door...

Hint?

Possibility?

Did that, but not for a door, but for a puch clock.

Just some lazy afternoon thoughts...

Thor
Edit - not to put a damper on the enthousiasm here, but a program alone (as you asked) will not do. Access control goes far further than the simple badge-n-software...

Both ideas are great! If u know of one, or develop it, What I want it to do is be able to have the card bearer "clock in/out", and sign in/out of his/her register. The program itself should, as Thor 2.0 put it, print a barcode on it, the card bearer's picture, employee id, and other optional info. Should also be able to modify the card template to look the way the owner wants it. Should also be able to work w/any card printer.
These are just ideas. I'll be willing to be ur first beta tester, if u're willing to allow me to be.