Low-Tech Access Control: Master Keying Explained

By: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jan 09, 2020

Mechanical keys are one of the most fundamental forms of access control. 'Master Keying' can allow individually different credential keys to segment access, but requires no electricity, no network, and uses regular door locks.

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Comments (19)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

01/09/20 03:19pm

**** ****** ******** ***** lines **** *** **** easier ** ****?

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/09/20 03:31pm

*********** ********.

** ******* ** ***, multiple ***** ***** **** a **** ****** ** pick. ** **** *****, multiple ***** ***** *** easier ** '****' ** well.

*** ******* * ****, even **** ******** ***** lines, ** **** ******* than **** ****** *** TV *******. ** *** take ***** ** **** a * *** ****. :(

** **** *******/******* **** difficult, **** ****** ***** use '******** ****' **** tapered ******** **** **** a ********* ****** '***** positives' **** ******* * lock:

*** *** *** *** is ******** '*****' **** it *** **** ****** and *** **** ***** for *** **** ** be ******** ****** ** the ******'* ********. *** in *******, *** *** is ***** *** ** a ***** **** *** the **** **** **** secure.

******* ******* ** **** mostly ** **** *** not *****, **** ** an ********* *********.

Michael Miller

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 01/09/20 04:50pm

* ****** ** * lock *** *** *** how ** **** **** years ***. ***** **** in *** **** ****** "if *** ***'* **** the **** ** * mins **** *** **** in"

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 01/09/20 05:28pm

* ****, **'* ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Michael Miller | 01/09/20 05:48pm

*'* *** * *** reader, *********** ******:

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 01/09/20 04:58pm

*** ******* * ****, even **** ******** ***** lines, ** **** ******* than **** ****** *** TV *******. ** *** take ***** ** **** a * *** ****.

**, * ***'* ****** with ****** *** **. I **** ***** **** Picking ******. *** *******:

** ******, *** ** slightly ****** ** **** picking **** **** ******.

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/09/20 05:35pm

** ******** ** **** picking, *** ***** ****** to **** * **** installed ** * **** is ****** ********* **** uninstalled ** * ***** vise.

*** ****** ** ****** he *** ***** ** much ******* ** ******* level **** *** **** over *** **** **** if *** **** *** installed ** * **** with * ****** *** or **** ****** ******* tension ** *** *********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 01/10/20 06:49pm

** **** *******/******* **** difficult, **** ****** ***** use '******** ****' **** tapered ******** **** **** a ********* ****** '***** positives' **** ******* * lock:

****'* *********! **'** ******** to ** *** **** guys, *****?

Christopher Freeman

01/09/20 10:34am

***** *** *****

Lee Brown

01/09/20 05:46pm

***** ******* *****.

* ***** ******* **** key "*************" *** *********** are **** ****** ********** for ************ **** *** tumbler *****.

Undisclosed #2

01/09/20 07:17pm

"**** **** ****** ********** a ***** *** ****, the ******* *** ***** staggering - **** **** story ***** * ** college ******** **** *** ******* at **** ******* ******** dollars."

**** ** **** ** with *** *** ******** cylinders?

****** **** ******** ***** pick ** * ********** key ****** ** *** cheap.

**** ***** ***** ** the ****** ****** *** there, **** *** ***** people **** ***** ******* and ****** ****.

*** **** ***** *** thrown **** ***** *** locks *******.

*** ****: **** * LEVEL ****** *** ******, 10 ***** ***, **** 5000+ ***** ****, **** an *****!

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 01/09/20 07:23pm

** **** *****, *** lock ***** *** ******** but *** ****** ****. The **** **** *** tossed, *** **** ****'* good *** **** ** that *****.

*** ***** ** ****** labor ** ******** *** system, ********* *****, ******* new *** ******, *** distributing *** *** ****.

Undisclosed #2

01/09/20 11:34pm

**** *** ****.

*** **********: *** ****** "commonly *** ******** ****" may ** ********* ***** it's "******** *** ******** ****" :)

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 01/09/20 11:42pm

******. * ****** **** one/ ******** ** ** avoid *** ***********.

Undisclosed #2

01/10/20 03:05pm

** *** ** ****** locksmith **** * ****** key **** ** ******* at **, ******* ****** the ****?

** *****'* ***** **** it. ** *******, ******* the ******** "** *** DUPLICATE" *******, ***** ******* a ********* **** *********** duping * ******?

****, *'* ******** **** if * ** *** presented **** *** ****, a ****** *** * patron ***, ** ******'* tell *** ** *** master ** *** *****, or **** **** **** even *******.

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 01/10/20 06:31pm

* ***'* **** ** say '** ** **********', but ** ** ******** even ** ****** ********* could ** * ****** just ** ******* * single ***. ******** ****, maybe, *** *** **** one.

**** **** ****, * would *** ** ********* if ***** *** * savant ********* *** ***** calculate *** *********** ** a ****** ******'* ***** lines **** ** ****** a ****** ***.

****'* ***** ***** *****, but *'* ******* **** mathematical ********** *****.

Marco Sanchez

01/10/20 05:19pm

**** *********** *** ** I *** ** **** a *** **** ****** Do *** *********? ****** for * ****** *** is ****** ** ***** our *** $*** ******* for * **** **** key...

Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Marco Sanchez | 01/10/20 05:31pm

*** *** *** * key-copying ***** **** ********* or *** ** *** that.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Marco Sanchez | 01/10/20 06:47pm

****** ******* - ********** Keys *****

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