Leaving a spare key under the doormat or on top of a doorframe is never a good idea. A dedicated lock box for your spare keys allows you to provide entry to others when you’re not around—like dog ...

Smart locks that supplement or replace your front door deadbolt do much more than lock and unlock your door without a key. Most smart locks (and all of the locks on our top picks list) let you receive ...

Keys aren’t going anywhere. Sure, we now have gesture-controlled drones, but changing our front door locks for something a bit more intelligent is just way too much hassle. So how else can you give ...

So, you’ve decided the time has come to upgrade the first layer of your home’s security—the deadbolt lock on your door—to a smart model. The next step is to decide if you should replace the entire ...

Many crimes involve intruders coming through a home’s front door. That’s why you need a good deadbolt. Not ready to buy? You can probably make your current door lock more secure with a simple tweak.

Many of the deadbolt locks tested by Consumer Reports lack the level of protection you might want or expect. In our labs, a few well-placed kicks or a couple of minutes under assault from a cordless ...

With button-controlled locking from inside the door, and Auto-Unlock via smartphone location as you approach the door, this lock does away with the need for keys completely. The concept of fumbling ...