E-gate

Hackrush 2024: IIT Gandhinagar Gate Entry System - E-Gate

Problem Statement

The IIT Gandhinagar Gate Entry System currently relies on manual verification, leading to inefficiencies and security vulnerabilities. To address this, Hackrush 2024 aimed to create a web application that streamlines entry processes and enhances security for residents and visitors.

Features Implemented

Basic Requirements:

1. Public Accessibility: The system is accessible via a website.
2. User Interfaces:
   • Resident Interface: Residents have a permanent QR Code for streamlined entry.
   • Visitor Interface: Visitors can register, generate auto-expiring QR Codes for their visits, and receive notifications upon expiration.
   • Security Personnel Interface: Personnel can scan QR Codes, verify details, and receive silent notifications for expired QR Codes.

Extra Features:

1. Guest Mode: One-time visit functionality for quick sign-in.
2. Visitor Authentication: Additional layers such as mobile verification for visitor authentication.
3. Statistics and Visualizations: Displaying visit frequency through the day for analysis.

Updates May 2024

1. Form client side and server side validation

2. Make routes more consistent - naming, logic

3. Visitor expiry - notification / colored

4. Make proper database again

5. Use moments.js to fix display of time

6. Remove tenure and add exit time/date

7. Error Handling

8. Security - approved under xyz - each security has own password - (update database schema..)

9. Authorization on our own + sessions

10. Cookies

UI Updates

1. QR Scanner
2. Security pages showing entries
3. UI for mobile phones (dynamic screen size)
4. React based