Access control model by sector
In OpenApp, access control is not just “an integration.” It is a full product capability that combines integrations, devices, users, roles, policies, invites, and audit events into one operational model.
Think of integrations as building blocks. The access-control model is the system you run day to day: who can enter, when they can enter, how guests are handled, who can delegate management, and how activity is reviewed.
Sector examples
Section titled “Sector examples”Real deployments prioritize different parts of that model:
- Private home - small number of users and doors, simple daily access, occasional guests.
- Shared apartment building - many users, a handful of shared doors plus parking gates. Delegation is critical (each apartment can manage residents, avatars, and policies). Virtual intercom is often essential.
- Office - many doors and users, mostly centralized administration, less delegation. Auditability and event traceability are critical.
- Short-term rental (Airbnb-style) - usually a handful of doors, heavily time-bound invitations, and a clear guest portal flow.
- Hotel - centrally managed operations, high audit requirements, and strong dependency on timed invitations and temporary credentials.
- Campus - many doors across distributed buildings and sub-organizations. Delegation is critical, with a mix of managed users (for example staff and faculty) and occasional guests (for example students and visitors).
Special or custom usages
Section titled “Special or custom usages”Beyond typical door, gate, and directory layouts, operators sometimes need bespoke physical orchestration built on the same APIs, SDK, and scripting surface. One example is controlling a matrix of lockers—for example school or university parcel walls, corporate mailrooms, or last-mile / autonomous parcel banks where couriers deposit goods and recipients pick them up on their own schedule. Each compartment can be modeled and released as part of your workflow (codes, apps, or internal systems) instead of relying on a standard lobby directory alone.
OpenApp is modular by design, so these patterns can all be supported with the same core platform. That modularity is what makes it powerful: the model adapts from simple homes to complex multi-organization sites and can be tailored for custom operational needs.