At your facility, have you ever noticed:

• Property loss with no sign of forced entry?
• Keys returned cut on "substitute" blanks?
• People are in areas they do not belong?
• No one ever has a broken key (because they've had copies made themselves)?
  

These are all "warning signs" that there is a problem with your Key Control system and thieves are at work at your institution.

How important is Key Control? Take this quiz, writing down your answers, and see how much you know.

1. The type of patent that provides the highest level of protection against the unauthorized manufacture and duplication of keys is:
   a. design
   b. utility
   c. plant
   d. federal
   
   
2. Utility patents last for how many years?
   a. 10
   b. 13
   c. 17
   d. 20
   
   
3. For security purposes, stamping sequential/serialized numbers on a key is not recommended.
   true
   false
   
   
4. The value of a top master key is equal to the cost of the key blank material and the cost of the labor to duplicate the key.
   true
   false
   
   
5. The loss of materials or equipment, with no signs of forced entry, usually indicates a key has been lost or an unauthorized duplicate has been made.
   true
   false
   
   
6. Ideally, the human resource department should not get involved in collecting keys when an employee leaves the company.
   true
   false
   
   
7. A written key control policy helps protect an institution's security.
   true
   false
   
   
8. Charging students/employees a key deposit will generally reduce the number of keys that are lost.
   true
   false
   
   
9. Stamping a key "Do Not Duplicate" is an effective way to prevent unauthorized key duplication.
   true
   false
   
   

Want to find out how you did on the quiz? Click on "Security Tips for Institutions" for the answers and for more information on the importance of effective key control at your facility.
Security Tips and Facts for Institutions

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