Safe or vault access control systems, namely electronic hardware for unlocking safes and vaults and building entry doors, comprised of high speed processors and microprocessors and memory devices, graphic displays, back-lighted graphic displays, A/C power connection with rechargeable battery backup, audible and silent alarms, infra-red ports, serial ports, modem communications modules, alarm interface node modules for connection to alarm systems, and electronic keyboards for entering users identity codes and control and audit parameters; software for use in safe or vault access control systems for unlocking safes and vaults and building entry doors; finger print scanners for entering users identities; card swipe sensors, and proximity sensors for entering users identities; software for use in entering users identities through finger print scanners, card swipe sensors, and proximity sensors; safe or vault management apparatus, namely a security system comprised of security scanners, fingerprint scanners, or palm print reading scanners, electronic lock and operating software to audit persons unlocking and locking safes or vaults; building door or window management apparatus, namely a security system comprised of security scanners, fingerprint scanners, or palm print reading scanners, electronic lock and operating software to audit persons unlocking and locking building doors or windows; computer software for verifying authorized user identities, for setting door opening time delays, for time locking doors and windows, for wrong input penalty lockouts, for inputting holiday lockout, for automatic daylight savings adjustment, for audit trail sorting, for Man Trap control for maintaining security in a safe room so that entry door and safe can not be opened at the same time, for sending alarm event notifications via E-mail or pagers, for Help screens, and for redundant auditing; computer hardware and software for use in centralized management of data on access control systems on doors and vaults; computer software for entering permission access parameters, and levels of authority; computer software for creating and retrieving auditable records of safe or vault entries and other data; computer software comprising configuration data bases for operation of electronic locks; and computer software for use in electronic access control systems for vaults and doors