$ cat hash_lock_keys.pl #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; use Hash::Util qw(lock_keys); my %f = (alpha=>1, beta=>2, gamma=>3); lock_keys(%f); if ($f{apple} == 4) { print "Eh?\n"; } $ perl hash_lock_keys.pl Attempt to access disallowed key 'apple' in a restricted hash at hash_lock_keys.pl line 9.