Yes, if it was truly for the security of the end users, they'd at least provide the end user a mechanism to unlock this stuff when things go wrong, such as a ha

Yes, if it was truly for the security of the end users, they'd at least provide the end user a mechanism to unlock this stuff when things go wrong, such as a hardware jumper combined with software access code. A key principle of infosec is "availability" for authorized users. Therefore, I argue that such devices are not very secure for end users.