In single households, crime and dacoity is increasing at an alarming pace and poses a new concern for the local authorities. Most single female families and households are also faced with the consistent anxiety about strange visitors and stranger invasion. This paper speaks about an OTP-based door-lock system has been proposed that provides enhanced security of digital door-locks while curtailing the problems associated with the current digital security systems. The system describes an efficient and effective design of a door-lock equipped with special features such as OTP based system for password generation following visitor arrival and visual confirmation by the resident whether the visitor is familiar or not, thus preventing forced breakopen.

Keywords : Burglary; Break-through; Dacoity; Image capture; OTP generation; Visual confirmation