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The cat's eye visual smart lock has opened up the visualization process of smart locks due to its "visible" characteristics, transforming passive defense of smart locks into active defense, and has also become an important development direction in the intelligent security industry. So, how does the cat's eye smart lock turn passive defense into active defense?

To understand how the cat's eye smart lock transforms passive defense into active defense, we first need to understand what passive defense is and what active defense is?

Active defense often detects and predicts attacks through the system before they actually occur, and improves its own protection level based on the identified attacks. It can quickly respond to constantly changing threat environments, protect its own security, and is proactive, timely, and resilient.

Passive defense, on the other hand, involves security vendors taking measures to reinforce locks and fix vulnerabilities after the attack has been detected. However, this known defense mechanism is passive, sluggish, and rigid, as it is easily vulnerable to continuous probing by powerful and resource rich attackers to complete the invasion.

Why can ordinary mechanical locks/intelligent locks only achieve passive defense?

The defense mechanisms of ordinary mechanical locks and ordinary fingerprint/password locks make them can only achieve passive defense.

Mechanical locks control the opening and closing of locks through mechanical transmission devices to achieve the opening and closing of doors. Therefore, the defense mechanism of mechanical locks relies entirely on machinery: a lock core with anti drilling, anti prying, anti impact, and anti technical opening capabilities. However powerful the mechanical part of the mechanical lock may be, these defense mechanisms only take effect when an attack occurs, and therefore can only be passive defense.

Ordinary fingerprint locks/password locks not only prevent theft through hardware such as lock cores, but also add various alarm functions such as anti prying alarm, trial and error alarm, and coercion alarm. The defense mechanism is more complex compared to mechanical locks, but it still belongs to passive defense. Because many of the above alarm functions cannot perceive danger in advance and provide early warning, the alarm will only be triggered when the behavior acts on the smart lock.

How does the cat's eye smart lock achieve active security?

How can we achieve active defense of smart locks? According to the definition of active defense, in order for smart locks to achieve active defense, it is necessary to timely and accurately warn against suspicious people before they causing harm to the door lock, and build a defense system to avoid damage to the door lock. 

That is to say, the prerequisite for smart locks to achieve active defense is to be able to "see" the situation outside the door and provide accurate warning, and the cat's eye smart lock opens the visualization process of the smart lock precisely because it is "visible".

① Equipped with a cat's eye camera, the condition of the house is at a glance

The cat's eye video lock is equipped with a cat's eye visual camera, which can clearly capture the picture of the entrance. When there is abnormal noise or suspicious situation outside the door, it can also be checked in a timely manner through the cat's eye camera to effectively prevent suspicious personnel from causing harm to the safety of the door.

② Indoor high-definition large screen/mobile app networking

Some cat's eye video locks are also equipped with indoor visual screens or mobile apps that can be connected, allowing for a clear view of the door situation at any time. In addition, users can also manage door locks through the mobile app, and have access to information of the lock.

What are the application scenarios for active defense of smart locks?

The active defense characteristics of the cat's eye smart lock are "active" and "always on standby", especially in some specific scenarios, the importance of active defense is becoming increasingly prominent. Therefore, the cat's eye smart lock has been favored by consumers since its inception.

① Long holiday travel with no one at home

During small and long holidays such as Dragon Boat Festival and National Day, many people go out for tourism to relax. But while indulging in leisure activities, one always worries about the safety of their home: if there is no one at home, will thieves enter?

At this point, the active defense function of the smart lock becomes crucial: the cat's eye can be viewed remotely, allowing users to check the condition of their homes anytime and anywhere, and achieve real-time intercom; Door lock information can be uploaded to the mobile app at any time, and the door lock status is as clear as your fingertips... No matter how long the holiday is, you can play to your heart's content and no longer worry about your home safety.

② Being alone at home at night while there are strange movements outside the door

Many people, especially those living alone, have experienced this: when they are alone at home at night, there is suddenly a loud or delicate sound coming from outside the door. They want to open the door to check but dare not and feel uneasy... They are in a dilemma, very passive.

However, the active defense function of the smart lock can easily resolve this dilemma: the cat's eye camera records the doorstep image 24 hours a day, captures details outside the door, and can be viewed at any time through the indoor large screen or mobile app. There is no need to be "suspicious" at home alone at night.

The active defense function of smart locks is always on standby, so we can feel the importance of active defense in many scenarios of daily life, and we will not list them one by one here. However, through the above two application scenarios, we can distinguish the essence of active defense and passive defense, and also see the precise protection of home security by active defense.

At present, the active defense function of smart locks has developed relatively maturely. The cat's eye smart locks launched by various brands can actively protect the safety of users' homes to the greatest extent, but they are relatively single and less interconnected with smart homes.

As the entrance to the home security system, smart locks can form a complete system with other security devices to achieve interconnection and create an active defense ecosystem for the home. For example, when the smart lock detects suspicious individuals, it can simultaneously push information to the user and send instructions through the home defense system to "lock" important rooms/cabinets in the home.

Hope that in the future, the active defense of smart locks will become more diverse, pay more attention to humanistic care, and have more personalized functions.

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