ByteGate is the gateway infrastructure venues install. ByteKey is the digital key customers carry. Together they deliver instant door control, live monitoring, and complete visitor transparency — without enterprise complexity.
Two products. One ecosystem.
Modern access control requires two complementary layers: one for the customer, one for the operator. ByteKey and ByteGate are designed to work together seamlessly.
Consumer layer
The digital key customers carry
ByteKey is the iOS and Android app customers use to register, verify their identity, and receive a QR entry credential. It connects phone-based authentication with PepperShop customer identity, making membership seamlessly digital.
App Store & Google Play — coming soon
Operator layer
The gateway venues install
ByteGate is edge hardware plus cloud platform. A Raspberry Pi with QR scanner sits at each door and makes immediate local entry decisions. The cloud platform provides a centralized dashboard, policy management, device health, and Sentinel daily review.
ByteKey
QR entry credential
Scanner
Local validation
ByteGate Edge
Door decision
Sentinel
Morning review
ByteGate Edge executes access decisions at the door. ByteGate Cloud syncs policy, operations, and device status, then prepares Sentinel results for daily review. Sentinel analyzes entries and POS payments overnight; ByteKey provides customer identity and QR credentials for iOS and Android.
System Overview
ByteGate combines edge hardware and a cloud control platform into one operational access ecosystem for unmanned stores and distributed facilities.
System architecture
Edge hardware
Cloud platform
Operator Capabilities
Built for operational teams that need reliability, speed, and centralized control across multiple entry points.
Open any door from anywhere and handle deliveries, late arrivals, or urgent access scenarios in seconds.
Track visitor flow across locations in real time to understand usage patterns and operational peaks.
Manage allowlists and blocklists centrally, with permission updates applied quickly across all locations.
Define operating windows per location to automatically enforce business hours and reduce manual oversight.
See controller status at a glance and spot offline devices before they impact customer access.
Review searchable entry history by user, time, and location for operations, compliance, and reporting.
Entry decisions run locally with a 48-hour cache — no downtime during network outages. Logs sync automatically when connectivity is restored.
Push software updates to all edge devices from the cloud dashboard. The rollout circuit breaker detects bad updates and rolls back automatically — no manual intervention required.
Sentinel analyzes door entries and POS payments overnight, then gives operators a focused morning review workflow with store-level summaries, suspicious activity windows, CCTV guidance, and optional access-control escalation.
Log in
Access the cloud dashboard from any browser
Monitor live
Track entry events across all locations in real time
Adjust policies
Update access permissions and time windows centrally
Deploy updates
Push edge software to all devices — circuit breaker rolls back automatically if something goes wrong
Remote unlock
Unlock a door remotely when exceptional access is needed
Sentinel daily review
Review and action suspicious activity windows each morning
Log audit
Search entry history by user, time, and location
ByteKey
Customer opens app and presents QR entry credential
Scan
ByteGate scanner reads the QR code at the door
Validation
Local check against cached allowlist and operating hours
Access
Door opens; on denial it stays locked
Sync
Entry record uploaded to the cloud platform
Sentinel
Analyzes entries and POS payments overnight for morning review
Ecosystem Package
Explore the complete package, deployment approach, and fit for your operational model. If you are planning procurement, this is the best next step for stakeholders and decision makers.
ByteGate dashboard, device control, access policy management, device health monitoring, and Sentinel daily review.
ByteKey app on iOS and Android: phone onboarding, identity verification, and QR entry credentials that feed verified entry requests into ByteGate.
