ᐅ Fingerprint reader: Idencom or Ekey?

Then we were given incorrect information by our window and door supplier. Maybe because they weren’t familiar with this themselves.
We now have a security door that automatically locks with three or five bolts when it closes. It seemed like a good idea – but I wouldn’t do it again because these doors don’t have that small latch you can use to release the lock, and when you’re inside, the door can just be opened easily. Well – now the key hangs outside the door when we’re home, so we don’t lock ourselves out… and my husband still frequently misplaces his key.
So clearly, there is still room for improvement.

But since we live where the fox and the hare say goodnight and most people don’t even lock their cars (and often for convenience leave the keys in the ignition), I’m still relatively relaxed…

We also have ekey, and if I understand the system correctly, it primarily scans the second-to-last finger joint rather than the fingertip, and it does not scan the fingerprint itself but the vein patterns underneath. So a copied fingerprint won’t help you here anyway. We did thorough research before buying and couldn’t find a single case where this system had been hacked.

Climbee schrieb:

We now have a security door that automatically locks with three or five bolts when it closes. It sounded good – but I wouldn’t do it again because these doors lack the little pin that allows the lock to be disengaged, so if someone is inside, the door can simply be opened. Well – now the key hangs outside on the door when we’re home, so we don’t lock ourselves out...

We also have these bolts AND the daytime latch function. The "small pin" activates a magnet that prevents the bolts from dropping when the door is pulled closed. This means the door can also be pushed open. So this is not a reason to rule it out either.

Climbee schrieb:

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We now have a security door that automatically locks with three or five bolts when it closes. It sounded good – but I wouldn’t choose it again because these doors don’t have that little pin that allows you to release the latch, so if you’re inside, you can just open the door easily.
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How was that again?
"... You just have to pull the pin through the loop and turn it all the way up with the small crank …"

The "pin" in the case of the (front) door – pun intended – is called the latch bolt 🙂

Yes, in some configurations, the latch bolt is no longer included. We will soon get a new front door with electronic unlocking and a 7-point locking system. It will be opened via fingerprint scan.
A keypad or a proximity sensor with a transponder – like in a car – were also options. However, we prefer the keyless version.

I wasn’t sure if the function is actually called that or if it’s really the “nipple” 😎

However, it should be added that a motorized lock and a latch bolt (day latch) ultimately exclude each other. With a motorized lock, the door is automatically pushed open after unlocking, which also prevents the door from fully closing with a latch bolt. So, you can avoid locking yourself out, but the door won’t close completely.

I forgot to mention: with the motorized lock, we don’t have the "nipple" anymore – meaning the latch bolt.

No idea if we’ll miss it.

There is actually no reason to do that. The fingerprint is precisely designed to prevent you from locking yourself out.