How does it lock the first component of the ipad lock is a hard clear plastic case you can leave on for everyday protection and since the ipad has no security slot the case has one built in that way you can lock the security cable to the case and loop the cables other end around a fixed object like a table once the case and cable are locked together thieves cant detach the case without damaging the ipad likewise the strong steel cable will discourage any thief weighing less than o