August 2022
General Requirements of the New Standard for Distributed Systems EN 17646
On the basis of this document, the reader can inform themselves on the new European standard and know which requirements future products according to the EN 17646:2022 will be tested to. This White Paper simplifies the requirements so that they are understandable to the general public and only shows a small percentage of the requirements of the document.
July 2022
T2 tool option of EN 1143-1
In April 2019 the European Standard for safes, ATM safes, strongrooms and strongroom doors (EN 1143-1) was updated. The document now includes a new "T2 option" (attack with amended set of tools). This White Paper gives background information on the additional tools that can be used for the "T2 grades" (0 T2, I T2, II T2, III T2, IV T2…XIII T2).
February 2022
Background Information on Deposit Systems according to EN 1143-2, EN 1143-1, UL 771 and UL 687
Deposit systems allow persons to deposit valuables (the “deposit”) into a secure container, without having access to the complete content. Only certain persons have access to the complete deposited money or other valuables. This White Paper gives an overview of different security tests performed according to different European and US standards and gives an overview, which type of system protects against which attack.
August 2021
Testing of Safes according to the European Standard EN 1143-1
The European Standard EN 1143-1 specifies the requirements on how a safe shall be tested and classified. However, it does not include all the background discussions on why different requirements were set. Aim of this White Paper is to give a general background on the testing requirements of EN 1143-1.
March 2021
Durability of Electronic High Security Locks
User demands and the number of electronic locks have increased during the years. The durability of electronic locks is often higher than expected and depending on the application can be used longer than a decade. This White Paper focuses on the durability of electronic high security locks used in safes and gives recommendations on their service.
February 2021
Comparison of fire resistance standards for data centres
This White Paper compares standards that use test procedures to determine the extent to which various structural measures can protect a data centre from external fire loads. The following standards are compared:
EN 1047-2, EN 1363-1 (resp. EN 13501-2), DIN 4102-2, BS 476-20 and NFPA 75.
July 2020
Classification concepts in Burglary Standardization
Since nearly 100 years the industry standardizes burglary tests. The classification in burglary standards can be assessed according to different methods. From simple construction standards to standards which rely on attack times in minutes or on a risk based system, which need an assessment or type test by a qualified laboratory. Every classification system (Design, Time, Tool, Risk and Machine) is different and has its advantages and disadvantages, which will be shown in this White Paper.
July 2020
Background information on safes in Automated Teller Machines Comparison: UL 291 and EN 1143-1
This White Paper compares safes used inside automated teller machines (ATM safes) which are classified according to the lower security levels “UL business hour”, “UL level 1”, “CEN L” and “CEN 1”. On the basis of this White Paper banks and insurers shall be correctly informed about the differences between the classes.
April 2020
Guide on fire resistance – How do different fire resistance standards compare?
There are many test procedures to measure the fire resistance of safes and cabinets. Globalisation has led to a reduction of local test procedures and there are now four leading standards: EN 1047-1, EN 15659, UL 72 and NT Fire 017. This White Paper gives a brief overview about each of the standards and compares them.
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