The best smart locks can make your home more secure but also save you time and provide peace of mind. We tested more than a dozen smart locks to find the best.

If you want an added level of security for your apartment or dorm, or travel frequently and stay in hotels and Airbnbs, a portable door lock is a worthwhile investment. These ingenious temporary locks ...

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Door latches come in a variety of styles and types, and are probably more versatile than you might think. They’re most commonly seen on backyard fence gates, toolshed doors, and barns, but they can ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

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 ...

Codelocks introduces Gate Solutions by Codelocks—XtraD Heavy Duty Gate Lock to its expanding range of access control lock solutions. Codelocks’ single point, bolt-through, fixed gate lock is ...

Resistance to kick-in as sold is how well the lock survived increasingly forceful impacts using the hardware it comes with. Kick-in reinforced is the same test using an aftermarket Box Strike in place ...

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Codelocks enhances its Gate Solutions by Codelocks range with the addition of the XtraD Heavy Duty Gate Lock. Codelocks’ single-point, bolt-through, fixed gate lock is specifically designed for gates ...