DIDA Euro Cylinder

How Secure are Euro Cylinder Locks?

Euro cylinder locks are reliable and secure if they come from a reputable manufacturer. It is also important to pay due regard to the location of the door and the level of security you will therefore need. For example, security experts recommend a six-pin lock for all exterior doors.

High-Security Euro Cylinder Locks

Anti-Snap Euro Cylinder

Euro cylinder anti-snap locks are a reinforced model designed to resist lock snapping – a burglary technique in which a tool is used to apply force to a lock in order to break it open. The technique exploits a weak spot at the centre in some models of cylinder lock. Determined burglars sometimes go to the extreme of applying a blowtorch to the surrounding door in order to expose the lock.

Anti-snap euro cylinder locks feature an incision, called a sacrificial snap line, along their outer casing. If a burglar applies force, this snap line will break but the central locking mechanism will remain intact.

Anti-Pick Locks

These are designed to withstand lock picking (manipulation of the internal pins with tension tools to align the mechanism and open the lock). Anti-pick locks make this much more difficult with pins that resist manipulation.

Anti-Drill Locks

Anti-drill locks are made from specially hardened steel to prevent brute force assaults with drilling equipment.

Anti-Bump Locks

Bumping is another technique used by criminals intent on breaking and entering. A modified key is forced into a cylinder lock and then torque is applied to try and push it open. If successful, this technique may not leave visible damage and that could adversely affect insurance claims. Anti-bump locks feature pins set at different levels which can only be accessed with special key grooves, to prevent the internal cylinder from rotating when pressure is applied.