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I have a key behind a combination lock. Not 100% secure, but I live in a safe enough area that I never worry.

I'm more worried about my smart garage door openers getting hacked then someone getting my key.

If it's a combination padlock, many of them are shimmable or easily bypassable [1]. If you care, it's worth searching for your lock brand and model # on YouTube.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpkf1Zldf0s

You can break into my house by breaking a window near (or on) the door and then unlocking it. It's not even worth trying to hack the keybox.

Even easier than hacking the door opener, just use a coat hanger to pull the emergency release.

In a previous job, we had a server room with double doors protected by a keypad on the outside and a capacitive touch plate to open from the inside. There was at least a good quarter inch gap between the doors. I opened it with a coat hanger just to verify that it would work.

In a previous job, management was very unhappy on Monday morning after discovering I'd gone through the drop ceiling to reset a box in the "secure" server room.

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