Originally made as portable convenience locks, padlocks are known for their cheap, simplistic and relatively secure design. Their construction is made up of a body, shackle and locking mechanism, with ...

The best smart locks make it easy to keep your home safe and secure. Along with giving you access to a digital keypad (negating the need to carry around a physical key), many of them let you check ...

Padlocks are portable locking devices that we all learned about as kids to secure our school lockers, bikes, and other valuables. They come in an infinite number of configurations and are controlled ...

With the ability to increase the convenience and security of your entryway, a smart lock is arguably the most important part of a connected home. There's no shortage of options, from fully installed ...

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A smart lock offers the benefits of a conventional deadbolt without the need to carry a physical key. Instead, many smart locks have keypads for PINs and/or electronic keys, where the “key” lives in ...

Many crimes involve intruders coming through a home’s front door. That’s why you need a good deadbolt. Not ready to buy? You can probably make your current door lock more secure with a simple tweak.

Forget keys! The best smart locks we've tested are secure, easy to install, and provide several convenient ways to control who can access your home and when. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer ...

Nobody likes having to carry around a keychain full of keys, or – worse yet – arriving somewhere only to discover that they haven’t brought the key they need. The BOLT system offers an alternative. It ...