What is the best type of smart lock? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Hello Lemmy!

I have moved to a walkable area and no longer need to have my car keys on me all the time. My landlord has put in a crappy 4 digit combination style door lock, but said I could change it.

What is the best kind of keyless door lock that I can use instead? Ideally one with decent enough security to be as good or better than a key?

Thanks for your input!

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[-] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I know enough about smart technology to know the best lock is the old school analog ones. A hacker can break into many RF based locks with a toy turned garage door opener master key.

The cloud based always connected to the internet ones are even spookier and I dont trust my network security enough for that shit and honestly neither should you

Look I understand the temptation of smart technology connecting to your phone but were not talking about a fridge with a camera and mic that connects to the internet here. If there's one thing I dont want hackers potentially getting into its the literal locks and bolts to my home and car. Get something analog.

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