Anti-masking magnetic contacts
Every security professional knows how Reed-based magnetic contacts are vulnerable to magnetic tampering.
The main issue is that Reed switches react not only to the presence of the contact’s corresponding magnet, but also to magnetic fields that come from any other direction. Therefore it is quite easy to mask the absence of the corresponding magnet by simply applying an external magnet when opening the door or window, without triggering any alarms.
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