💡 Feature Request: Native Arm/Disarm (Bypass) Switch for Sensors

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Describe your idea

Context / Problem
In alarm systems it is very common to temporarily bypass a single sensor (e.g. open a window while the alarm remains armed).
In Home Assistant this currently requires:

• one helper (input_boolean) per sensor
• template binary_sensor
• custom automations
  This adds significant complexity for a very common alarm use case.

💡 Proposed Solution
Introduce an optional native arm/disarm switch for binary_sensor entities.
Conceptual example:
binary_sensor.window_laundry
switch.window_laundry_armed
The sensor would propagate its state only when the switch is ON, effectively acting as a per-sensor bypass.

Why is this exciting?

• Cleaner configurations
• Reduced boilerplate (helpers + templates)
• Better UX with explicit per-sensor bypass
• Fully backward-compatible
• Reusable outside alarm scenarios

Potential use cases

• Open a window while staying armed
• Temporarily disable a motion sensor while occupying the room
• Maintenance or testing without disarming the whole system

Anything else?

This feature would standardize a widely used workaround and bring Home Assistant closer to real-world alarm system behavior.

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