Is SmartKey rekey safe?
A: Yes, SmartKey re-key technology provides additional security: SmartKey is available in an ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt- certified the highest level of residential security. SmartKey offers BumpGuard™ protection, to protect against lock bumping, an attack technique that can defeat conventional pin and tumbler locks.
What is the purpose of a SmartKey?
SmartKey is an advanced security breakthrough which allows you to rekey the lock in seconds. To rekey your lock with an entirely new key, simply insert the functioning key, turn a quarter turn clockwise, insert the learning tool, remove the existing key, and insert a new key.
Is Kwikset SmartKey bump proof?
Products with Kwikset SmartKey feature BumpGuard™ which uses a patented slide-locking bar mechanism inside of the lock to prevent lock bumping and other advanced home break-in techniques.
How do you rekey a Kwikset SmartKey?
How to re-key your SmartKey Security™ locks?
- Prepare your door. Make sure you lock is installed on your door and that your door is all the way open.
- Insert current key.
- Insert the SmartKey tool fully and firmly into the SmartKey hole.
- Insert the new key you wish to use with the lock.
- Remove your new key.
Can SmartKey locks be picked?
The overwhelming majority of these trained professionals can’t do it. Even one of Kwikset’s most vocal critics, Marc Weber Tobias (more on him in just a bit), told us that the SmartKey lock is virtually impossible to pick.
How do I rekey with smart key?
Can Kwikset SmartKey locks be picked?
Even one of Kwikset’s most vocal critics, Marc Weber Tobias (more on him in just a bit), told us that the SmartKey lock is virtually impossible to pick. Other videos criticizing Kwikset point out that the lock can be easily compromised using a specialized bypass tool used by locksmiths.
Can Kwikset locks be hacked?
The word is out Millions of Kwikset Smartkey Locks are Vulnerable to Hacking.