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The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by octagonal »

chrmaury wrote: post #27

Does anyone know of a link to download this resource? I'm not confident that it will remain active, especially after all of this attention.

mkdir lockpick_guide; cd lockpick_guide

curl "http://www.blurofinsanity.com/mit/chapter[0-9].html" -O http://www.blurofinsanity.com/mit/lockpick.html -O http://www.blurofinsanity.com/mit/appendix.html -O

for i in $(cat * | grep -P "\w+-\w+\.gif" -o | uniq); do curl http://www.blurofinsanity.com/mit/$i -O done

`which python2` -m SimpleHTTPServer

Edit: apparently wget has a magical flag that allows you to download all resources on an HTML page as well. Consider this solution inferior to Ellipsis753's and jamiis's. However, I will leave my reply up since this method is applicable to a lot of other situations as well.

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by grkvlt »

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…

An obvious hack to get around this would be to put 'Locksmith' on your business card, or get a set of cards advertising a side business as a Locksmith. Bingo, they're not burglary tools, they are required tools of the trade for your profession, similar to knife exemptions for Chefs.

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by elsporko »

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…

I could not access Appendix B (Legal Issues) from the online version but someone posted the PDF which includes that section.

In it this very issue is addressed including the advice "It may be a good idea to carry around a xeroxed copy of the appropriate page from your state's criminal code."

Problem solved.

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by grkvlt »

chrmaury wrote: post #27

Does anyone know of a link to download this resource? I'm not confident that it will remain active, especially after all of this attention.

This particular text has been floating around the Internet since the eighties, I doubt that this will make any difference. Just search for "mit lockpicking filetype:pdf" and you'll find thousands of copies.

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by ctdonath »

chrmaury wrote: post #27

Does anyone know of a link to download this resource? I'm not confident that it will remain active, especially after all of this attention.

The Guide has been available for decades. No amount of attention will suppress it; individual copies & links, maybe, but not in general.

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by darksim905 »

jonalmeida wrote: post #15

I remember there being a neat 3D gif floating around Google+ that showed how to pick a lock in a few (frames per?) seconds.

Look up Schuyler Towne & any of his animations. Also, I believe http://www.theamazingking.com/ has a lockpicking game on his site, but it is a little dated

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by emhart »

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

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=wnW5GgaDKFc&list=PL7F406AFC7...

But, as to your actual question of "why" there is a lot that goes into it. Henry Robinson Towne is a central figure in particular, but so is the great lock controversy of 1851, which was a watershed moment in how most english-speaking societies dealt with mechanical security ever after.

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by emhart »

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…

State by state (and some non-us countries): http://lockwiki.com/index.php/Legal_issues

Re: The MIT Lockpicking Guide

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Post by emhart »

edem wrote: post #3

There is a guy on youtube called bosnianbill, his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/bosnianbill is full of useful information. You can also find Mike Gibson's "Lock Picking: Detail Overkill" which is a great book for starters!

bosnianbill is a great guy. Also writes articles for locksmithing mags, etc. Real crossover star for the Locksport/Locksmithing communities.
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