They also probably have a master key for physical locks of any safes they manufacture. This company probably would've handed that over just as freely. The only difference is the time delay involved.
I don't think it's a master key, but they record the combo for every serial number they ship. I don't know if there are safes where you can change the combo yourself. Anything with a keypad probably has a master code.
I think a keyed lock having a master key would be a big deal too if they didn't tell anyone, since usually they disclose that (eg. the "TSA locks" or some commercial locks explicitly marketed as having one). Otherwise you generally assume the key you have is the only key that unlocks the lock.
Of course if the locks have some sort of standardized keying they could record the key id with the safe serial number and make a new key for a particular safe using that information. I don't know whether or not they do that, but if you had a locksmith change the lock then they wouldn't be able to.
Oh I agree. I just somehow anticipate that this company already did disclose that, at least somewhere in the fine print. Couldn't spot anything on a cursory glance at their Terms of Use policy though.
The bigger issue is that the manufacturer has a backdoor way of opening any electronic safe they manufacture.
They also probably have a master key for physical locks of any safes they manufacture. This company probably would've handed that over just as freely. The only difference is the time delay involved.
I don't think it's a master key, but they record the combo for every serial number they ship. I don't know if there are safes where you can change the combo yourself. Anything with a keypad probably has a master code.
I think a keyed lock having a master key would be a big deal too if they didn't tell anyone, since usually they disclose that (eg. the "TSA locks" or some commercial locks explicitly marketed as having one). Otherwise you generally assume the key you have is the only key that unlocks the lock.
Of course if the locks have some sort of standardized keying they could record the key id with the safe serial number and make a new key for a particular safe using that information. I don't know whether or not they do that, but if you had a locksmith change the lock then they wouldn't be able to.
Oh I agree. I just somehow anticipate that this company already did disclose that, at least somewhere in the fine print. Couldn't spot anything on a cursory glance at their Terms of Use policy though.