How secure shall your master key systems be? physical access security levels of cylinder locks

There are three main aspects of security locks: The cylinders physical access security, key control & patent protection.

Physical access security: The number of pins, the use of drill protected cylinder bodies and plugs and the use of anti-pick pins all enhance the physical access security of the security lock. BSEN 1303:2005 is the European standard for cylinder locks and grades all cylinders in many aspects. These include 'Key related security' and 'Attack resistance'. Tigris® makes the highest grades in the standard.

Key control: master key systems that rely on copyright protection can no longer be legally protected from others manufacturing and selling ‘pirate’ keyblanks. These master key systems are therefore vulnerable to unauthorised duplication. Only master key systems that offer Patent protection for their keys combined with duplication with a appropriate letter of authority can truly legally protect against illegal keyblank duplication.


Premier patent: The patented Tigris® Premier system operates much like a conventional 6 pin cylinder lock, with the exception that one of the pins has a unique patented ‘pip’ at the tip. To operate correctly there must be a corresponding cavity in the underside of the key profile. A key which does not have the correct cavity will not depress the special ‘pip’ pin to the correct position and the cylinder lock will fail to operate.

Premier physical access security systems are patent protected up to 2013.

Omega patent: The patented Tigris® Omega system operates much like the Premier cylinder lock, with the exception that the patented ‘pip’ at the tip is replaced by a patented 'Reef' pin. To operate correctly there must be a corresponding 'Reef-Line Signature' in the underside of the key profile. A key which does not have the correct Signature will not depress the special ‘ReefTM pin to the correct position and the cylinder lock will fail to operate.

Omega physical access security systems are patent protected up to 2020.

 


 

 

 

 

 

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