The code was 20-40-60 is like somebody setting their account password as "password123" to me
Tourist's lucky guess cracks safe code on first try
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Re: Tourist's lucky guess cracks safe code on first try
#521 in 216000... seems like you could build some robotic device to brute force that pretty easily... or you know, introduce it to a thermic lance. EDIT: sorry, my research suggests that safe-cracking with thermic lances is plausible but not practical (source; Mythbusters, of course)
Well yeah, but that would almost certainly have destroyed the contents, which turned out to be all paper.
Re: Tourist's lucky guess cracks safe code on first try
#53If the combination does allow for wiggle room and the 1 in 8000 figure is correct, the code could have been brute forced in a couple hours. Source: my wife has a habit of forgetting the combination to her 3 digit luggage lock and I had to brute force it a few times (it's surprisingly quick, about 15 minutes) :)
> Source: my wife has a habit of forgetting the combination to her 3 digit luggage lock
Luggage locks are notoriously easy to open just by listening to them carefully while you try to force them open and slowly turn each digit.
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#54>The museum had previously enlisted the help of experts to crack the code since they have (essentially) infinite time, why couldn't they attach a machine that tries all possible combinations? feels like something that someone from the high school robotics club could come up with.
The article states that the museum is in a town of a little over 4,000 people. My guess is there was simply never the right combination of interest, knowledge, and resources available.
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#55> "They have no value really, but they are of great interest to us. It gives us a little bit of idea of what the places were like in 1977, '78," said Mr Kibblewhite. This must be the most American thing ever. 40 year old stuff treated like they're ancient.
>This must be the most American thing ever.
Guys, who's going to be the one to tell him?
Re: Tourist's lucky guess cracks safe code on first try
#56> "They have no value really, but they are of great interest to us. It gives us a little bit of idea of what the places were like in 1977, '78," said Mr Kibblewhite. This must be the most American thing ever. 40 year old stuff treated like they're ancient.
Try getting a demolition permit in San Francisco.
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/why-a-laundromat-might-be-consi...
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#57> "They have no value really, but they are of great interest to us. It gives us a little bit of idea of what the places were like in 1977, '78," said Mr Kibblewhite. This must be the most American thing ever. 40 year old stuff treated like they're ancient.
>This must be the most American thing ever. Guys, who's going to be the one to tell him?
I’m sure the Canadians will be here shortly to correct him.
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#58>The museum had previously enlisted the help of experts to crack the code since they have (essentially) infinite time, why couldn't they attach a machine that tries all possible combinations? feels like something that someone from the high school robotics club could come up with.
The article states that the museum is in a town of a little over 4,000 people. My guess is there was simply never the right combination of interest, knowledge, and resources available.
> the right combination
ISWYDT
Re: Tourist's lucky guess cracks safe code on first try
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
I bruteforced a 4-digit 2FA in 2 days, of course with the help of a small script instead of trying it myself. It's always fun to see dumb solutions work.
if it works, it's not a dumb solution :)
It is if olalonde doesn't want to have to break into his wife's luggage every couple of weeks...
Re: Tourist's lucky guess cracks safe code on first try
#60>The museum had previously enlisted the help of experts to crack the code since they have (essentially) infinite time, why couldn't they attach a machine that tries all possible combinations? feels like something that someone from the high school robotics club could come up with.
> why couldn't they attach a machine that tries all possible combinations?
Doesn't it seem to you that (with a very loose definition of "machine") they did?