Kensington Security Slot

In the product description Kensington Lock is an anti-theft for mobile hardware like laptops, projectors, projectors and flat panel displays, which was originally manufactured by Kensington. The term has, however, established as a concept for locks that work on this principle. Devices that can be secured to one of said locks, often have a symbol in the shape of a castle, in which a K is.

Operation

Devices that can be secured by this technique are 7 mm opening at the housing is provided with an approximately 3 x, in which the lock is inserted into the open state. The castle is usually equipped with a wire that has a loop at the end. Thus, the wire can be wrapped around anchorages and thus moored.

The locking mechanism may be in the form of a T- shaped coupling, which is crossed by a rotation of 90 ° with the aperture. Another possible mechanism works like a tweezer, the locking hook in the retracted state through the opening in the machine fit in the open ( relaxed ) state but make withdrawal impossible.

The majority of the Kensington locks is locked with a key. This Bramahschlösser and pin locks are common. There are also models with combination lock.

The housing opening for attaching a Kensington lock on a laptop.

A notebook, which is protected by a Kensington lock to deter theft.

Security

The Kensington lock is only as secure as the attachment to the device. In some devices, the holes for the lock are machined only in plastic, so that breaking out is very simple. For higher-quality devices, the points are usually deposited with metal or positioned so that breaking out would render the device unusable. In addition, thus receiving stolen goods is to be prevented or at least more difficult.

The steel cable that is used for backing up, represents another weak point dar. It is rarely thicker than 3 mm, so that it is easy to cut with a suitable tool. The cheap round key variant of the castle is relatively easy to "crack".