Smart Locks & Connected Access

All Need Locks guides in the Smart Locks & Connected Access category.

Offline Fallbacks: Mechanical Override Keys on Electronic Locks

Every electronic lock eventually meets a dead battery, a failed update, or an offline cloud service. The mechanical override cylinder is the answer, b

How Smart Locks Authenticate: Credentials, Tokens, and Trust

A smart lock decides whether to move a bolt based on a credential it can verify. Understanding where that verification happens, and what the device tr