Clearview National August 2019 - Issue 213 | Page 79

HARDWARE& SECURITY
FIRST SMARTLOCK TO ACHIEVE KEY
INTERNET SECURITY STANDARDS
» » ADDING TO A GROWING
list of milestone achievements,
Mighton’s Avia Apple HomeKit
smartlock is the first smartlock
to be awarded two important
Internet security standards, the
Code of Practice for Consumer
Internet of Things (IoT); and
ETSI TS 103 645, issued by the
European Telecommunication
Standards Institute, the first
globally applicable standard for
consumer IoT security.
The achievement of these
standards, says the company’s
chairman Mike Derham, ratifies
the company’s decision to base
the product on Apple HomeKit
technology: “This achievement
reinforces the principle we set
out to achieve whilst developing
Avia – that we should engineer in
the very best security possible for
both the hardware and software
elements of our product. This
includes the use of the Apple
HomeKit security ecosystem and
a TS 007 3 star cylinder, the latter
of which allows a key override, a
crucial back-up feature on smart
locks. Peace of mind is the key to
gaining consumer trust for smart
locks for their homes.”
With the intensive growth of
Internet-connected devices cyber
security is a growing concern
internationally as well as in the
United Kingdom. With this in
mind, in October 2018 the UK
government released a Code of
Practice for Consumer Internet of
Things (IoT) devices that advised
manufacturers on cyber security
best practise and which also gives
guidance for consumers on security
for smart devices in the home.
This was quickly followed
in February of this year
by ETSI, The European
Telecommunication Standards
Institute, which released the first
globally applicable standard for
consumer IoT security ETSI TS
103 645.
The UK Code of Practice
sets out practical steps for
IoT manufacturers and other
industry stakeholders to improve
the security of consumer IoT
products and associated services.
Implementing its thirteen
guidelines will contribute to
protecting consumers’ privacy
and safety, whilst making it
easier for them to use their
products securely. It also
mitigates against the threat of
Distributed Denial of Service
(DDoS) attacks that are
launched from poorly secured
IoT devices and services.
Meanwhile, the ETSI Standard,
based on the Code of Practice,
specifies high-level provisions
for the security of consumer
devices that are connected to
network infrastructure, such as
the Internet or home network,
and their associated services.
www.mightonproducts.com
Fastener focus assures fire door performance
» » RAPIERSTAR’S SPECIALIST
technical support has played a
key role in helping West Port to
achieve high performing fire rated
door-sets, by eliminating the
risk of failure during testing as a
result of the incorrect choice and
application of fasteners.
Paul Balfe, Technical
Consultant at Rapierstar, says:
“Any door is only as good as its
weakest components, and all too
often that turns out to be the
fasteners as a result of choosing
the wrong type of screws for the
application or sourcing poor
quality screws. With fire doors,
it goes without saying that weak
points simply must not exist,
given that their role is to protect
lives and assets. That’s why it’s
vitally important that fastener
choice is given the same attention
and scrutiny as the glass type, the
insulating qualities of the door
slab, the intumescent seals, etc.
A fire rated door-set is tested as
a complete system, so there is
absolutely no scope to substitute
the components at a later stage,
no matter how small. We can
help eliminate the risk of fasteners
being substituted through a
process of regular reviews and
monitoring to provide assurance
to end-customers.”
Rapierstar, which is the UK’s
market-leading supplier of
window and door fasteners, is
recommending that fire door
manufacturers follow West
Port’s lead and not overlook the
major role that these smallest of
components play in a door-set’s
structural integrity, durability and
long term quality. West Port door-
sets offer outstanding performance
in either 30-minute or 60-minute
options, providing installers with a
trusted fire protection solution.
Andy Tyas, Operations Director
at West Port says: “From the outset
we wanted to create fire doors that
offer performance that far exceeds
the ratings they are awarded,
demonstrated by our 30 minute
fire doors actually achieving
42 minutes in testing. Our 60
minute fire door is another really
important development which,
like our FD30 option, is built
using only technically superior
components.”
Rapierstar, whose collective
technical expertise in fastener
design, manufacture and
application totals more than
100 years, has provided West
Port with detailed guidance on
which fasteners to use throughout
the door-set’s construction in
order to achieve the 30 and 60
minute fire ratings plus vital
training to ensure fabricators use
fasteners correctly, and regular
auditing to maintain consistency
in the quality and promised
protection.
www.rapierstar.com
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