| Burglary and theft is very common in households, | | | | the keypad, which opens or locks the safe. The code |
| offices, stores and many other places where | | | | can be a string of numbers, or alpha-numeric. These |
| valuables are kept. Instead of investing in burglar | | | | safes generally have magnetic or electronic locks that |
| alarms, motion detectors, security cameras and the | | | | are very, very difficult to break through. They |
| like, it would be far more practical and simple to | | | | require power supply to function, but are also |
| simply invest in a security safe. With a set of | | | | equipped with very durable batteries for backup in |
| magnetic or electronic locks, a biometric security | | | | case of a power failure. |
| system and a digital combination lock, a security safe | | | | Biometric safes offer the most security - they use |
| is more than enough to deter even the most | | | | special computer systems that identify physical |
| persistent burglar. | | | | patterns on a person to identify them and grant or |
| Security safes are available in a variety of shapes, | | | | deny access accordingly. Fingerprint recognition, voice |
| sizes and security features. The most basic safes | | | | recognition, retina scanning, etc. are some of the |
| have physical locking systems, that can be opened | | | | most commonly used biometric locking systems. |
| using a key or by setting a particular number | | | | Biometric safes have an edge over other safes, as |
| combination using dials or gear-wheels. These safes | | | | only registered users can access the contents of the |
| do not offer very good security, as with the right | | | | safe. In all the other safes, it is possible for others to |
| set of tools or a blow-torch, they can easily be | | | | gain access to the codes used to unlock and open |
| broken into. | | | | the safes, but in the case of biometric safes, it is not |
| There are security safes with digital number locks; | | | | at all possible. This is because biological patterns like |
| these safes come with a keypad with or without a | | | | fingerprints and voice patterns are unique, and the |
| display screen. The user enters a predefined code via | | | | technology to replicate them does not exist. |