Configuring the revalidation period for OSS Standard Offline cards - The revalidation period defines the period during which a card is valid. When a card is no longer valid, it cannot unlock any doors and cannot be blacklisted until it’s updated again at a reader. You can configure the revalidation period at the Security Center or Synergis™ unit level. - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12
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5.12
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Last updated
2025-03-31

The revalidation period defines the period during which a card is valid. When a card is no longer valid, it cannot unlock any doors and cannot be blacklisted until it’s updated again at a reader. You can configure the revalidation period at the Security Center or Synergis™ unit level.

What you should know

By default, the revalidation period is seven days. The revalidation period in Security Center is changed by adding a line in the App.ConfigTool.config and App.SecurityDesk.config files. The revalidation period on the Synergis unit is changed through a URL command.

The revalidation period can be different in Security Center and on the Synergis unit. Depending on where the card is updated from, the date until which the card is valid is different. The validity expiration date is calculated by adding the revalidation period to the date on which the card is updated.

Example: In this example, the revalidation period is 10 days in Security Center and 5 days on the Synergis unit. The cardholder badges to update their card on March 10:
  • If the cardholder badges on the USB reader, the date until which the card is valid is updated to March 20.
  • If the cardholder badges on a reader controlled by a Synergis unit, the date until which the card is valid is updated to March 15.

Procedure

To configure the revalidation period in Security Center:

  1. In Windows File Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Genetec Security Center 5.x\ConfigurationFiles.
  2. Open the App.ConfigTool.config and App.SecurityDesk.config files with a text editor.
  3. In the <configuration> section of each file, add the following line:
    Code 
    <CredentialEncoder OSSGlobalRevalidationPeriod="<value>"/>
    NOTE: The <value> is in days. For example, the following line changes the revalidation period to 10 days:
    Code 
    <CredentialEncoder OSSGlobalRevalidationPeriod="10"/>
  4. Save your changes.
  5. Restart Config Tool and Security Desk.

To configure the revalidation period on the Synergis unit:

  1. Open a web browser, and enter the following URL command:
    https://<IP address>/Softwire/SmartCards/OSS/RevalidationPeriod/Set?value=<value>
    NOTE: The <IP address> is the IP address of the Synergis unit, and the <value> is in days. For example, the following URL changes the revalidation period to 10 days:

    https://10.123.456.10/Softwire/SmartCards/OSS/RevalidationPeriod/Set?value=10

    The Login page opens.
  2. Log in to the Synergis unit.
  3. Click the URL command to confirm the change.
Parent topic: Configuring readers to update OSS Standard Offline cards