Abstract: An apparatus embodying one or more aspects of the invention secures moveable objects such as computer hardware into position within a support rack by blocking one or more points of ingress and/or egress from the rack. An embodiment of the invention provides a mechanism for securing the moveable object into a fixed position within a support rack or any other system for holding such hardware. When the moveable object is locked within the support rack using the invention, an unauthorized party cannot move the physical object held within the support rack. In one or more embodiments of the invention, a constraining apparatus and a locking apparatus are disposed to control access and prevent the addition or removal of contents within an object. In one or more embodiments of the invention, a constraining apparatus and a locking apparatus are disposed to control access and prevent the addition or removal of contents within an object.