| CPC G07C 9/00571 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0841 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method for leveraging a universal credential in an access control system, the method comprising:
receiving, by an electronic lock, a Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) web token from a user mobile device for access to a passageway secured by the electronic lock, wherein the CBOR web token is generated by a cloud system and includes (i) a group tag associated with a set of access rights to the electronic lock for a group of users, and (ii) a cryptographic signature of the cloud system;
verifying, by the electronic lock, an authenticity of the cryptographic signature of the CBOR web token; and
verifying, by the electronic lock, that the group tag of the CBOR web token is associated with a group authorized to access the passageway secured by the electronic lock.
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