26 August 2006

Defeating locks by 'bumping'

This is probably one of the most interesting things I've read in a while. It's about defeating consumer-grade locks with a method called 'bumping', which I guess is somewhat similar to picking, but supposedly faster and more reliable. Assuming the accuracy of the article, it's scary how easily these locks can be nondestructively defeated.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/24/the-lockdown-locked-but-not-secure-part-i/

At any rate, I learned a lot about how locks work.

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