Quote Originally Posted by Halflock View Post
The electronic locks would work better and last longer if the engineers were trained to build for rough handling like heavy traces and better protection of wires and such.
They also need to design security devices with security in mind. There have been too many successful supermagnet attacks, see The $300 Lock You Can Break in Seconds - Forbes for example. Or even paper clips: Defcon Lockpickers Open Card-And-Code Government Locks In Seconds - Forbes. Designers might eventually get it right with one particular lock, but these days a completely new product gets built and marketed before its predecessor can mature.