Kwikset Juno Entry Door Knob with Lock and Key, Secure Keyed Handle Exterior, Front Entrance and Bedroom, Antique Brass, Pick Resistant SmartKey Rekey Security and Microban

Easy to install and works like a charm. The instructions to change the key to one of your choosing is very easy to follow

Looks good, functions well, easy to install.

This door knob is so good! Impossible to break in through! I locked myself out of my bedroom and needed to get in and wasn't able to use a credit card to get in, nor even kick the lock off. The frame piece from the previous set was the only thing that gave way. I recommend this door knob to anyone that wants piece of mind while at home and away.

Installed this in a house I'm selling. It's not bad at all.Pros:- speed. as long as you're not installing with a deadbolt, you may be able to do a speed run of uninstalling your old knob and installing one of these knobs in 5 minutes or less.- value (got mine here for around $19.99)- availability (can be found here, Home Depot, Lowes, wherever)- SmartKey re-key thing is wonderful. Lose your key? Stolen? Who cares. Re-key the tumblers to a different key. Stick your old key in, rotate, stick the smartkey tool in (or anything of similar size), take out, take out old key, put in new key, rotate, done. New key now works, old (original) key doesn't. Can be done in 10 seconds or less. Vacationing? re-key 1 lock to an alternate key and give to neighbor. when you come back, re-key back to your key. you can let them keep the one you gave them or not, doesn't matter, it doesn't work any more...- lock cylinder rotation tool free (at this time) + free shipping - have to call to order- SmartKey tool includedNeutral:- sturdy enough- aesthetics. they're not particularly fancy. but it's a doorknob so who cares. most are utilitarian.- smaller size cover may not cover larger openings- will the re-key tumbler reset function cause the lock to fail over time? I might not know this for years to come. Other reviewer(s) had immediate fails. I haven't had this issue...yet...- the SmartKey resetable tumbler concept could possibly allow locks to be easily defeated by criminals. There are YouTube videos cracking this TYPE of lock (due to the SmartKey function itself) in seconds by use of a blank + screwdriver. Note any dummy can kick down most dead-bolted doors since door frames are little more than plywood and a child of sufficient size could simply break a window. The dude in No Country For Old Men used a simple canister of some kind of pressurized gas and to knock out all the locks in that movie...On and on. I called and asked Kwikset if the YouTube videos are of CURRENT models and they say NO!!! Do you believe them? Are they still easily defeated?? They say no. It's possible you only want to install these INSIDE your home as I have to lock up certain rooms from kids...Obviously it isn't in the best interest of the manufacturer to highlight flaws in it's own products. Kwikset do have SmartKey products (deadbolts) that supposedly offer the ANSI/ BHMA level 1 (highest) rating but this isn't one of them.Cons:- there is no simple, easy, immediate method of reversing the lock. whether your knob is on the left or right is a crap-shoot. Kwikset simply could have 2 options for purchase here (preset left of right - simple as that). I get why they don't. some people would be at a store, see 2 options and have no idea or not remember which side of the door the knob is on (left vs right), then leave the store without purchasing or purchase something else (and no business wants a customer to do that). Another solution could have been a more simple hardware solution of being able to rotate the lock somehow. but there isn't with this knob. this means you'll either have to install upside down (not a big deal to some, but it would bother many anal retentive people such as myself) or you'll have to reverse it by using their Kwikset 81467 Cylinder Remover Tool (or a long screwdriver of approx similar size). there are YouTube videos that show you how to do this. This is especially lame for deadbolts...It's flat out annoying and time consuming. You're basically taking most of the thing about just to put it back together again.- screws are difficult to unscrew just to get the damn thing apart to install it. they're difficult to get back in too.- could use smaller covers than your existing cover meaning you'll have to get some paint out.At the end of the day, the price combined with SmartKey re-key function (as long as it doesn't in reality decrease security of the product) would make this generally superior to other brands.Note: I am not immediately clear on the major difference between the Juno and the Tylo sub-brands except for the security rating (this one is a 2/better, that one is 3/worse). Okay this is a tad more expensive and supposedly more secure, but why? There's also an ever-so-slight difference in appearance which I couldn't detect at first glance...

In helping someone deal with rental properties, and trying to manage expenses, one that was standing out was the cost of rekeying the locks of a triplex when tenants moved out. Since the tenants were typically students, that's 10 locks every year on one building and 8 on another. Multiply your locksmith's rate for rekeying and it's not trivial.A friend of mine told me about these locks and as I read about how they worked, I also learned about 'lock bumping' and how virtually all pin and tumbler locks can be rendered ineffective. If you look for any articles or videos on that topic you'll see what this is.We were forced to make a choice on these locks or a locksmith when a real estate agent's lock box (with a thin shackle) was cut from an apartment door. We needed to change the locks before the keys were taken and used to access the apartments. The cost of an 'emergency' visit from a local locksmith was high enough that I decided to try these locks. Even with the markup for the in-stock ones on the store shelves as opposed to mail order, this turned out to be a great decision. The installation was not complicated at all, so the owner replaced the existing locks instead of paying a locksmith or contractor. Once installed, changing the lock to another key can be done in seconds per lock.We were prepared to pay a premium for a solution, but fortunately these locks are not expensive at all. They're only a few dollars more than a simple pin and tumbler lock, but offering greater security and convenience. My opinion is that for the price we paid compared to a cheap pin and tumbler lock, these are a great value, and for the flexibility they offer, I see no reason to install a pin and tumbler lock when these are available at their low price point. I'm sure that with enough thought, a number of techniques can be thought of to try to circumvent the security of the lock using it's change mechanism, but any such technique would be more complicated than bumping is on the regular lock.This doesn't seem to be an ideal landlord/tenant system though. Master keying doesn't really work here (as far as I can tell). However, Kwikset does have a solution for that, but only in deadbolts with an option called Smart Master. If that was available for knobs and handles as well, it would be worth paying for, IMHO. We are considering removing the knob locks and going with a Smart Master setup.There are other options for higher security locks and for quick rekeying, but the ones I've seen so far are notably more expensive. This is a very good value.I've also read that the finish can wear quickly on these (polished brass in my case) but Kwikset seems to have a more durable finish (look for 'lifetime' in the color description), but that's a minor consideration in my case.