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Which of the following is an important design feature for the outer door o f a mantrap?

The correct answer is D. Allow it be opened when the inner door of the mantrap is also open. Mantrap design relies on interlocking door controls to prevent unauthorized access. A critical safety and security feature is ensuring the outer door cannot open while the inner door is open.

Submitted by rachelw· Mar 5, 2026Asset Security

Question

Which of the following is an important design feature for the outer door o f a mantrap?

Options

  • AAllow it to be opened by an alarmed emergency button.
  • BDo not allow anyone to enter it alone.
  • CDo not allow it to be observed by dosed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
  • DAllow it be opened when the inner door of the mantrap is also open

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    14% (4)
  • C
    11% (3)
  • D
    71% (20)

Why each option

Mantrap design relies on interlocking door controls to prevent unauthorized access. A critical safety and security feature is ensuring the outer door cannot open while the inner door is open.

AAllow it to be opened by an alarmed emergency button.

An alarmed emergency button that opens the outer door would create a social engineering vulnerability, allowing an attacker to trigger the alarm intentionally to bypass access controls.

BDo not allow anyone to enter it alone.

While two-person integrity (TPI) policies exist in some high-security environments, it is not a defining design feature of the mantrap door mechanism itself and is not universally required.

CDo not allow it to be observed by dosed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.

CCTV monitoring of the mantrap is actually a recommended security best practice, not something to be avoided, as it provides accountability and evidence of who enters and exits the controlled space.

DAllow it be opened when the inner door of the mantrap is also openCorrect

A core security principle of a mantrap (also called an airlock) is that the outer door and inner door must be interlocked so that only one door can be open at a time. This prevents tailgating and piggybacking by ensuring an individual is fully contained and verified in the vestibule before the inner door is released, and the outer door cannot be opened again until the inner door is secured.

Concept tested: Mantrap physical security interlocking door design

Source: https://www.nist.gov/publications/security-and-privacy-controls-information-systems-and-organizations

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