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I'd like to make the following changes to the Knox-Box page. I'm the marketing communications manager for Knox and want to be upfront. The current Knox Box page misuses some of our trademarks and has incorrect information. Below are the changes I'd like to make.
Cynthia Jones ```` UPDATED TEXT Knox Box (Knox-Box®), known officially as the KNOX-BOX Rapid Entry System is a small (available in several different sizes), wall-mounted safe that holds building keys for fire departments, Emergency Medical Services, and sometimes police to retrieve in emergency situations. Local fire companies can hold master keys to all boxes in their response area, so that they can quickly enter a building without having to force entry or find individual keys held in deposit at the station. Sometimes the Knox Master Key is stored in a key retention device such as Sentralok or KeySecure. ( (REMOVE THIS AS IT'S INACCURATE -Boxes are linked via radio to the dispatch station, where the dispatcher can release the keys with DTMF tones. ( no box is linked via radio. Sentralok can be linked via radio)) Knox Master Key retention devices provide accountability on access to the key. KeySecure records an audit trail of when the key is accessed while Sentralok requires dispatch to release the master key.
A Knox-Vault® in an academic building.
A Knox KeySecure®, attached inside the cab of a fire engine, holds a high-security key to open Knox-Box® key boxes in the area. A Knox-Box® can simplify key control for local fire departments. They also cut fire losses for building owners since firefighters can enter buildings without breaking doors or windows. They also reduce the potential of a firefighter being injured forcing entry. The disadvantage of the system is that it provides a single point of failure for security. If the key to a district's Knox-Box® is stolen or copied, a thief can enter any building that has a Knox-Box®. Some building managers wire their buildings’ Knox-Box® into their burglar alarm systems so that opening the box trips the alarm, negating their use in facilitating clandestine entry. All Knox commercial boxes come standard with a tamper switch for this purpose. The key for Knox KeySecure are the same throughout a district (the extent of which depends on the district). At the February 2013 RSA Conference, a researcher publicized a possible exploit, claiming that he had successfully ordered a box, disassemble that box and used the information from disassembling the lock cylinder to create his own master key.[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Knoxboxgirl ( talk • contribs) 01:44, 9 June 2014