United States government safe and vault door specifications
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General Services Administration-approved safes and vaults are certified high-security safes and vault doors for military and embassy applications. Each vault door under this specification meets stringent criteria and has passed the qualification tests and inspections performed at a Government test facility for the General Services Administration.[1]
Requirements
The protection levels certified above applies only to the door and not to the vault proper.[1]
Class 5-V
A United States Government Class 5-V vault door, which has been tested and approved by the Government under Fed. Spec. AA-D-600D, affords the following security protection:
- 20 man-hours against surreptitious entry.
- 30 man-minutes against covert entry.
- 10 man-minutes against forced entry.
Class 5-A
A United States Government Class 5-A vault door, which has been tested and approved by the Government under Fed. Spec. AA-D-600D, affords the following security protection:
- 30 man-minutes against covert entry.
- 10 man-minutes against forced entry.
Class 5-B
A United States Government Class 5-B vault door, which has been tested and approved by the Government under Fed. Spec. AA-D-600D, is ballistic resistant and affords the following security protection:
- 20 man-hours against surreptitious entry.
- 30 man-minutes against covert entry.
- 10 man-minutes against forced entry.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Federal Specification Door, Vault, Security" (PDF). U.S. General Services Administration. 15 May 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.