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How do master keys work?

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Lock cylinders can be designed in a series so that one "master" key will open them all, but their individual keys will not open each other. Some manufacturers release sets of master keys to locksmiths, that can be tried on locks in the hope that one will fit.

There is no single master key that will open all locks of a given make.

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