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this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2026
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Any smart lock should work on an interior door, you may have to drill a deadbolt but its the simplest solution. Switchbot and U-tec both make smart locks with fingerprints and excellent Home Assistant integration. Ubiquiti also sells magnetic latches you could install for access control if you're in their ecosystem.
If you can give up on Home Assistant integration/smart features, however, there are oodles of push-button and even fingerprint door (without other connectivity features) knobs out there. Most of them are terrible quality and not secure but that doesn't really matter to you and they are cheap.
The second part of your comment rings true for me. I guess I could just put a dumb lock on the door and use a simple motion sensor to let me know if someone is skulking around.
Why not just use a door sensor to tell when it's opened?