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Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by tripzilch » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 10:43 AM UTC

Snail_Commando wrote: post #45

emhart wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Disc Detainer locks are far from impossible to pick: Disc Detainer lock talk from LayerOne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv5N6pHXf-E "We need to start attacking disc detainer locks" from Shmoocon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0PDQUZi74 Nirav Patel's 3D printed DDetainer key: http://eclecti.cc/hardware/physical-keygen-now-for-disc-deta... Guide to Disc Detainer Locks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnW5GgaDKF…

"...the great lock controversy of 1851..." That's so quaint. I wonder if "The Browser Wars", or something of its ilk, will have the same ring to it in 160 years.

oh absolutely, and I try to be as solemn as possible about it:

"I used to be a web developer during the Browser Wars, man ... A veteran, yes. I remember being happy when we could develop for IE7 compatibility ..."

(embellish with stories about getting up at 4am, walking barefoot in the snow, uphill both ways, etc. as you see fit)

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by dsl » Tue, Apr 15, 2014, 11:00 AM UTC

sampo wrote: post #9

Why does most of the world continue to use the pin tumbler locks, when the disc tumbler lock (invented in 1907) is almost impossible to pick? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin_tumbler_lock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_tumbler_lock

Abloy has patents on many of the unique features of disc locks and keys that make them harder to pick.

In this case the patents help prevent unauthorized duplication of "secure" keys.

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by barking » Thu, Apr 17, 2014, 7:58 AM UTC

emhart wrote: post #42

barking wrote: post #20

For a while tv shows commonly had people getting in using a credit card to push back the bolt. You don't see it anymore though

Deadlatches have existed for a very long time, to prevent that problem. Next time you are looking at a door with a latch instead of, or in addition to a bolt, look "behind" the main latch and you should see a small, separate bit protruding. Press that bit in, and then try to push the latch back. The latch shouldn't budge. That's a dead latch. Found a good picture, here: http://www.gaterslocksmith.com/images/deadbolts…

Thanks for explaining that and for the link

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by fabulist » Fri, Apr 18, 2014, 12:38 PM UTC

joshuak wrote: post #25

fabulist wrote: post #5

On a legal note; IANAL, but I did a little research before getting started in lock picking a while back. iirc, there are no federal laws against having picks. However, states often have laws against "possession of burglary tools". In my jurisdiction, if they can establish intent to burglarize -- ie, you're also carrying an empty duffel bag, a crowbar, and a map with the bank circled on it -- its a class II felony. I…

Then you should just build them into your business card. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ranh/106709219/

I like how the torsion wrench works, thats clever.

I used to carry a similar card. It was a fake credit card that opened up, and had a small set of picks inside. I kept it in my wallet in case I was ever locked out.