Access Control and Locks are a vital part of any buildings' security, whether a business or personal property, valuables, and, more importantly, people within need to be kept safe. Physical Access Control and locks are types of physical security designed to restrict or allow access to an area or building. Having these physical security devices in place can protect the building from vandalism, theft and trespassing. Unlike physical barriers like retaining walls, fences or strategic landscaping, physical access control such as locks control who, how, and when a person can gain entry. Choosing more affordable locks might seem like a smart budgetary choice, but this can be a dangerous and expensive mistake. SEP engineers specialised high-security locks to keep your home or business secure.

Difference of High-Security Locks

High-security locks provide additional resistance to attacks, manipulations, breaching and off-site key duplication.

Where are High-Security Locks most useful?

Pick- and tamper-resistant cylinders are useful where detection risk is low and the asset value is high. Where locations are remote such as in power and water substations or server farms, response time might be longer. High-Security Locks can delay the attacker after the initial alarm is sent. Forced Entry Resistance All locks are made of corrosion-resistant materials such as brass, steel or bronze. High-security locks are further reinforced, so they are resistant to attack from tools such as chisels, saws, electric drills and screwdrivers. Manipulation Resistance High-Security locks are designed to resist lock picking and key bumping using security pins. Security pins trigger the internal pins to lock when a tool other than the key is used on the lock. Standard locks sometimes use security pins but not often. Key Control High-Security locks are patent-protected with warding patterns and key bows to ensure no unauthorised key manufacturing happens.

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