Designation:F1158−94(Reapproved2015)StandardGuideforInspectionandEvaluationofTamperingofSecuritySeals1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1158;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversproceduresfortheinspectionandevaluationoftamperingofsecurityseals.1.2Asecuritysealisadeviceintendedtodetecttamperingorentry.Evaluateonlysingleuselockingdevicesunderthisguide.Thefollowingproceduresshallserveasguidelinesfordetectingattemptsatdefeatandreapplicationofasecurityseal.1.3Thisguideisnotintendedtobefullycomprehensive;certaintypesofsecurityseals,suchaslabels,havenotbeenaddressedtodate.Further,itistheresponsibilityofusersofthisguidetointerprettheirspecificsecurityneedsconcerningtheuseofseals,andtodeterminethegradeofsealappropriatefortheirparticularapplication.ASTMassumesnoresponsibil-ityforlossesoccurringasaresultofadefeatedseal.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F832ClassificationforSecuritySealsF883PerformanceSpecificationforPadlocksF946GuideforEstablishingSecuritySealControlandAccountabilityProcedures3.Teminology3.1Definition:3.1.1seal—apassive,one-timelockingdeviceusedtodetecttamperingorentry,affordlimitedresistance(toentry)orprovideacombinationofbothfunctionalaspects.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Ifasealcanbeopenedbyanymeansandsuccessfullyreappliedwithoutexhibitingsignsindicativeofpriorattack,theintegralqualityofthesealisinseriousquestion.Thisguideallowsthatanyparticularmethodofattempteddefeatcanbeemployedtodefeataseal,andconcentratesnotontheeffectivenessofthesealtoresistthatattack,butratheronthenatureoftheindividualsealtoinhibitreapplication.4.2Thisstandardpresentsguidelinesforinspectiontoassistindeterminingwhetheranattempttodefeatasecurityseal,andtopossiblyreapplytheseal,hasbeenmade.Inallcases,theguidelinesaremeanttofocusatten...
