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» » ACCORDING TO RECENT STATISTICS,
when it comes to the smart home, 43%
of people are still concerned about
“someone hacking into their home*”. To
combat this issue, a new version of the
TS621 standard has been released by the
Door and Hardware Federation (DHF).
The TS621:2018 adopted as the
recognised standard for smart locks
by the British Standard Institution (BSI),
has been developed to ensure both the
mechanical, electro-mechanical and
electronic security of smart locks is of the
highest standard.
Yale has been working closely with the
trade associations and standards bodies
for many years. Now, the Yale Conexis
L1 Smart Lock has become the first ever
smart lock to meet TS621:2018 and be
British Kitemark approved, making it an
unrivalled product within the current
smart lock market. The standard gives
UK consumers a benchmark and an
easily recognisable stamp of quality
that lets them know products are
secure. Through DHF’s work with the
British Standards Institution, standards
are becoming easier to understand
for customers, and as such, easier for
insurance companies to adopt.
Furthermore, by ensuring knowledge
of the latest standards and products
is up-to-date, locksmiths can place
themselves in a trusted and respected
position to generate more business in
the growing smart lock market.
OVERVIEW
TS621:2018 has been written as an
umbrella standard to cover electronic
escutcheon (door hardware), electronic
multipoint locks, electronic single point
locks and electronic cylinder locks;
maintaining the same level of security
and quality across the board. For example, an electronic escutcheon
must undergo general testing to ensure
that it will meet requirements in the
following areas: axial strength of the
handle, free play of the
handle, operating torque,
withstanding bumps,
vibrations, electrostatic
discharge and voltage drop.
Once this is complete, the
durability section requires
the handle to be tested to
100,000 operations in order
to demonstrate the quality
and longevity of the product.
In a similar vein, the environmental
resistance tests the parts of the product
which are mounted on the external side
of the door. This must be IP55 rated,
pass a 240-hour salt spray test and be
able to operate up to 55°Cand down
to -25°C, to ensure the durability of the
product in a range of extreme climates.
In order to comply with the new
standard, an electronic escutcheon must
also meet the most rigorous mechanical
security requirements. These tests
include the PAS24:2016 full door attack
test and the TS007 3-star cylinder attack
test.
For added safety, Kitemark approved
smart locks also require a mechanical
release on the inside of the door, to
ensure that in the event of a fire no
electronics would be required to exit.
MECHANICAL TESTING
In order comply with the new standard,
it must first meet mechanical security
requirements, as per traditional British
Standard locks. These tests include,
general testing, durability, environmental
resistance, mechanical security
requirements and additional safety
measures. ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TESTING
The electro-mechanical part of the
standard requires the smart lock to be
attacked by MLA locksmiths, to ensure it
cannot be manipulated to compromise
the security of the lock.
This attack test is a modified version of
the BS3621 attack test and provides tools
such as wires, drills, spark generators
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and freezing
agents. Unlike
the mechanical
attack tests this is designed to test
manipulation via skill, rather than force.
ELECTRONIC TESTING
Due to the fast-moving nature of
electronic security, it was deemed that
specifying the level of security would
mean that the standard would quickly be
out of date. Instead, the method here is
similar to that of the mechanical attack
tests, where a skilled professional can
use whichever methods they choose to
make the product insecure.
As such these tests must be carried
out by a lab which is a member of CREST
and UKAS accredited. The difference
between this and a mechanical attack
test is that there is no limit to the tools
that the tester can use, to electrically
manipulate or ‘hack’ the product.
The test is broken down into two key
parts, the first part is designed to test
electronic insecurities against the lock. Part
two is designed to mimic an attack that they
could release, e.g. an app that they could
use to target a large number of properties.
For more information on British
Kitemark approved smart locks please
visit: www.yale.co.uk