CES: KeyHero Digital Key Backup Solution From The Hillman Group

The Hillman Group, Inc. will debut KeyHero at Pepcom’s CES 2019 Digital Experience.

KeyHero is a digital backup solution that allows users to create a secure, digital backup of their physical key that is stored in the cloud and managed via the KeyHero smartphone app. The app enables to use that digital backup to create a new physical key at any Home Depot, Inc.’ store nationwide even if you have misplaced the original key. Through KeyHero, the company is offering every household in America a free and secure digital key backup solution to help users never get locked out again.

KeyHero is a convenient, reliable and secure digital key backup and duplication application on the market.

According to a recent survey conducted by the firm, getting locked out is much more common than losing your keys. These types of ‘key events’ mostly occur in everyday situations. Now, with the simplicity of it, consumers never have to be locked out again because they can create a digital spare of any mechanical key. Just scan the key at any Home Depot Key Center and the key will be encrypted and backed up to the KeyHero cloud free of cost. Not only will the digital backup be safely stored, the user will also have the flexibility and convenience of digital key sharing. Key owners can use the KeyHero app to share their digital key with significant others, relatives, house sitters, dog walkers, house cleaners, property managers, and more. Recipients of the shared digital key receive a text or email with instructions on how to redeem and cut a physical at the Key Center of their nearest Home Depot.

KeyHero kiosk
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“We are excited to have a solution in KeyHero that can help us reach our mission of eliminating the anxiety, helplessness and frustration that comes from being locked out. KeyHero creates a platform for consumers to safely manage their physical keys in a digital world.” said Greg Gluchowski, president and CEO, The Hillman Group “It is the most convenient, reliable and secure digital key backup and duplication application on the market and our goal is to have every key digitally baced up, to end lock outs once and for al.“

KeyHero stores digital spare keys using industrial security standards. In fact, the service’s multi-layer, military grade security encryption, powered by Unikey, Inc., will ensure that all keys are safely stored and can only be accessed via the KeyHero app after the user has properly verified identification. Additionally, the app never requires users to provide an address and uses a unique, three factor authentication process. Furthermore, only a KeyKrafter machine can decrypt a digital backup key to cut a physical copy. This can only be done at Home Depot stores nationwide.

KeyHero iOS App
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You can download KeyHero from the Apple App Store or Google Play by searching for KeyHero. The service and app are completely free.

KeyHero was exhibiting at Pepcom’s CES 2019 Digital Experience on January 7, 2019.

About The Hillman Group
Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hillman is a North American provider of complete hardware solutions, delivered with industry best customer service to over 26,000 customers. The company designs product and merchandising solutions for complex categories that deliver an customer experience to home improvement centers, mass merchants, national and regional hardware stores, pet supply stores, and OEM and industrial customers. Leveraging a distribution and sales network, the firm delivers a ‘small business’ experience with ‘big business’ efficiency.