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The quick answer

The Rust Wiki lists a Key Lock at 75 wood, with no workbench requirement. Its purpose is to restrict a door; a key can be created for another player, so possession of a shared key matters.[1]

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  1. Understand the distinction
  2. Suggested checklist
  3. Limits and next steps

Understand the distinction

Door access and Tool Cupboard authorization are different systems. Securing one does not establish that every player has the correct access to the other, or that the rest of the base is secure.[1]

Suggested checklist

  1. Place the lock on the intended door and check the current lock state.[1]
  2. Discuss access with trusted teammates before distributing keys.[1]
  3. Check your cupboard and other entrances separately rather than treating one locked door as a complete base review.[1]

Limits and next steps

This guide covers the basic Key Lock item, not Code Lock operation or a guaranteed anti-raid design.[1]

Continue with Rust Workbench Level 1: recipe and what it unlocks.

A useful next step

Rust Workbench Level 1: recipe and what it unlocksRust Tool Cupboard: authorization and decay checks
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Sources & verification

Facts last checked Oct 31, 2026. Checking a source does not change the page’s update date.

  1. Key Lock - Rust Wiki Rust Wiki contributors / Facepunch hosting · reference · Checked Oct 31, 2026

    Community-maintained reference; not a first-party specification.

    Original language: en
  2. Rust — official Steam listing Facepunch Studios / Valve · official · Checked Oct 31, 2026

    Steam desktop listing checked through Valve’s public appdetails API. Platform and requirements fields describe this storefront edition, not every console release.

    Original language: en

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