Wireless device enabled locking system

A method of operating in at least one a local mode and an online mode using a security authentication server and a physical access control device configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device of a user, the method comprising:

• receiving a command message by a controller of the physical access control device, the command message comprising at least one of a first encoded portion and a second encoded portion;
• generating the first encoded portion by a first encryption engine corresponding with a command for the physical access control device from the mobile device;
• generating the second encoded portion by a second encryption engine corresponding with the series of identifiers stored for the physical access control device;
• decoding the first and the second encoded portions by the controller to authenticate the command message prior to completing the command for the physical access control device;
• and
• causing the system to operate in at least one of:
• the local mode if the controller receives the command message from the mobile device via a short range wireless network corresponding with an authentication request transmitted by the controller to the mobile device via the short range wireless network;
• and
• the online mode if the controller receives the command message from the security authentication server via an Internet enabled wireless network corresponding with an authentication request transmitted by the controller to the security authentication server via at least the Internet enabled wireless network.

A security system having a physical access control device for controlling physical access through a mobile device, the system comprising:

• a security authentication server configured to receive an authentication request message, the authentication request message comprising:
• a command;
• a series of identifiers for the physical access control device;
• and
• security authentication server generating an authentication request response message having at least one of a first encoded portion generated by a first encryption engine corresponding with the command and a second encoded portion generated by a second encryption engine corresponding with the series of identifiers;
• a controller for controlling the physical access control device, the controller configured to receive the authentication request response message to authenticate the command prior to completing an access control operation,
• wherein the system operates in at least one of:
• a local mode if the mobile device transmits the authentication request message, received from the physical access control device, to the security authentication server and transmits the authentication request response message, received from the security authentication server, to the controller of the physical access control device, and
• an online mode if the physical access control device communicates the authentication request to the security authentication server, and the security authentication server communicates the authentication request response message to the physical access control device.

A method of providing security to control physical access to a physical access control device in wireless system via a mobile device, the method comprising:

• transmitting an authentication request message by the mobile device to an authentication server, the authentication request message comprising information identifying the authentication server and the physical access control device;
• receiving an authentication response message by the mobile device in response to the transmitting;
• and
• transmitting the received authentication response message to enable a controller for the physical access control device to authenticate the response message including the command prior to completing a physical access control operation.