Who should get permanent vs temporary codes on a smart lock?

[AmeliaT]

I just bought a new smart lock and I'm realizing I have no idea who should get a permanent code versus a temporary one. My partner, obviously, but what about the weekly cleaner or my neighbor who checks on the cat? I'm worried about giving out too many permanent digital keys.

[Scarlett71]

We split access this way: my partner keeps a long term code, the cleaner and the neighbor get temporary codes that disappear after the week. It helps because we aren’t handing out a single key forever.

[Robert51]

I tried giving the cleaner one code that never expired, then I kept thinking about who used it. Now we rotate codes weekly and watch the access log.

[JustinVS]

The neighbor checks on the cat and I asked for a windowed code, but I keep forgetting to disable it after the visit. I set a reminder and try to switch it back right away.

[Riley4]

Is this really about trust, or are we chasing a solution to a problem that isn’t there?