The 2024 Unsaflok advisory affects Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant locks. There is a clear, planned path off it, on your schedule.
Replace Saflok locks in Austin.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for Saflok properties in Austin, migrating you off Saflok floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
Austin hotels with a mix of legacy and direct-to-Salto stock are reassessing their Saflok locks after the March 2024 Unsaflok disclosure exposed a forged-keycard vulnerability across affected lines. A complete remediation means firmware or hardware on every lock plus reissuing all keycards and upgrading encoders, and SXSW and ACL blackout windows compress when crews can work. Summer heat shortens battery life, so the hardware decision matters when you are already in every door. With downtown rooms set to grow from 6,800 to 15,000-plus, the convention center demolished in 2025 and reopening in 2029, and 1 Hotel Austin anchoring the design-forward Rainey Street boutique segment, the market is in flux. If you are remediating anyway, re-platforming to Salto is a legitimate option.
- As of the mid-2020s, downtown Austin's hotel room count more than doubled over the prior decade from about 6,800 to more than 15,000 rooms, with additional projects in the works.
- The Austin Convention Center was demolished in 2025 and is being rebuilt as a roughly 620,000-square-foot facility for a planned 2029 reopening, an extended closure that reshapes near-term downtown event-driven occupancy.
- Austin's Rainey Street district is a focal point of luxury hotel development, including the 251-room 1 Hotel Austin within a tower under construction where Waller Creek meets Lady Bird Lake, as of 2025.
Sources: Austin Convention Center, Community Impact, Visit Austin, Unsaflok
What we plan for in Austin
SXSW in spring and ACL in fall drive properties to near full occupancy, which closes the door on any work that touches guest-facing access during those weeks. RevKey scopes Austin installs around these event calendars, schedules cutover phases for shoulder periods, and sequences the rollout floor by floor so no rooms go offline during peak demand.
Austin's branded select-service inventory still runs legacy keycard hardware, while newer boutique builds are increasingly going direct to Salto, so a portfolio can carry both at once. RevKey surveys each property's existing platform before deployment, plans clean migration off the legacy locks where they exist, and configures new and converted doors onto one Salto management layer.
The Saflok migration, in brief
2024 Unsaflok advisory affects Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant locks. Manufacturer-recommended action: software update or replacement, plus reissuing all keycards.
The Wide Body trim covers the existing Saflok door prep, so most doors take the new lock without new millwork. Runs modern encrypted MIFARE DESFire credentials, closing the MIFARE Classic exposure the advisory exploits.
Full Saflok playbook: every Salto option, door prep, and timeline ranges →
How a Austin project runs
The same disciplined sequence on every property, scaled to your door count.
Site assessment and door-by-door survey
We walk the property (or review your survey worksheet), confirm door prep and brand requirements, and identify what each opening needs. No guesswork before the quote.
Scope and migration plan
A real scoped quote: hardware, credential plan, PMS integration, and a phased schedule built around your occupancy, not a placeholder estimate.
Phased install
Floor-by-floor cutover coordinated with housekeeping, so rooms stay sellable. No property-wide shutdown.
PMS and mobile-key validation
PMS integration and brand mobile keys configured and tested before guests touch them, so the front desk is live on day one.
Train and support
Front-desk training and a fixed post-install support window so the team is confident before we hand off.
Common questions about Saflok migrations in Austin
Do I have to replace my Saflok locks, or can I upgrade them?
Either can be valid. The 2024 Unsaflok advisory affects the Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant lines, and dormakaba's fix is a software update or replacement on every affected lock, plus reissuing all keycards and upgrading encoders. If your fleet is already in dormakaba's remediation program, finishing it in family is a legitimate path. We will tell you honestly which makes sense before you commit to anything.
What does a Saflok-to-Salto migration actually change at the door?
On most Saflok MT installs, Salto XS4 One drops into the existing ANSI mortise prep, so the door itself does not change. You move from the MIFARE Classic credentials the advisory forges to modern encrypted DESFire with BLE, NFC, and Apple Wallet mobile keys, so that exposure goes away entirely.
Do I have to convert every door at once?
No. We install door by door during normal operating hours, typically thirty to forty doors per day, with a first-door sign-off before mass install. Larger properties run phased over weeks against your access windows.
How long does a Saflok migration take?
Scoping plus phased install runs roughly 3 to 5 weeks under 100 doors, 6 to 10 weeks for 100 to 250 doors, and longer for larger phased properties. Actual timing depends on access windows, brand-standard review, and materials procurement, which we date for you when we quote.
Will Salto meet my brand mobile-key standard?
Yes. Salto installs to brand mobile-key spec and integrates directly with the major hotel PMS platforms. We validate brand compliance as part of the install, not as an afterthought.
How long does a Salto rollout take for an Austin hotel?
Timelines depend on door count and property type, but most single-property installs run in a phased schedule measured in weeks rather than months. RevKey deploys a dedicated crew to the property, works floor by floor, and times the phases around SXSW, ACL, and your own peak-occupancy windows so guest-facing access is never closed off during a busy period.
Next step: scope your Austin migration
Tell us about your Austin property currently running Saflok hardware. We respond within four business hours with a real, phased migration scope.