What is a security escutcheon for?

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A security escutcheon is there to protect the cylinder on the outside. It is a steel part screwed on from the inside of the door that covers the cylinder, leaving only the keyhole on show.

That way the cylinder cannot be gripped, snapped or pulled out, and it is much harder to drill. If the cylinder sticks out slightly from the door, the escutcheon covers it and removes that weak point.

What matters is that it is properly fixed: the screws have to go in from the inner face, so there is nothing to unscrew from outside.

It works best with a security cylinder, because the escutcheon protects against force, but not against every way of opening. It is explained in escutcheon installation.

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Security escutcheon installation

Fixed or magnetic security escutcheons to protect the lock cylinder from snapping, levering and drilling, suited to your door and to the coast.

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What is a magnetic escutcheon?

It is an escutcheon that covers the cylinder entrance completely. To open, you hold a magnetic key to it, which slides the cover aside and frees the keyhole. Read the full answer

Is an escutcheon any use if the cylinder is poor?

It helps, but it does not solve everything. The escutcheon stops the cylinder being snapped or pulled out; against bumping or picking you need a security cylinder. Read the full answer

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Escutcheons and reinforcement

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