United States government safe and vault door specifications explained

General Services Administration-approved safes and vaults are certified high-security safes and vault doors for military and embassy applications. Each vault door under this specification meets stringent criteria and has passed the qualification tests and inspections performed at a Government test facility for the General Services Administration.^[1]

Requirements

The protection levels certified above applies only to the door and not to the vault proper.

Class 5-V

A United States Government Class 5-V vault door, which has been tested and approved by the Government under Fed. Spec. AA-D-600D, affords the following security protection:

• 20 man-hours against surreptitious entry.
• 30 man-minutes against covert entry.
• 10 man-minutes against forced entry.

Class 5-A

A United States Government Class 5-A vault door, which has been tested and approved by the Government under Fed. Spec. AA-D-600D, affords the following security protection:

• 30 man-minutes against covert entry.
• 10 man-minutes against forced entry.

Class 5-B

A United States Government Class 5-B vault door, which has been tested and approved by the Government under Fed. Spec. AA-D-600D, is ballistic resistant and affords the following security protection:

• 20 man-hours against surreptitious entry.
• 30 man-minutes against covert entry.
• 10 man-minutes against forced entry.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 15 May 2000 . Federal Specification Door, Vault, Security . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528085859/https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Door__Vault__Security.PDF . 28 May 2021 . 3 March 2023 . U.S. General Services Administration.