Sparrows is never getting a dime from me ever again. After you watch the video, read the description because it gets even better. I mean worse.
#locksport #lockpicking
hm! Ty, googling now… :) @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine @voltronic
mkay that didn’t yield the correct answer, I think. lol! @Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine @voltronic
https://www.hackerone.com/knowledge-center/7-pentesting-tools-you-must-know-about
@Armchaircouch That's cybersecurity pentesting. There is also physical pentesting. Where the security is tested by other security. Basically see how hard it is to get in, what you can get access to, how long it takes them to catch you, etc. @voltronic
Very much a hobby and there are competitions around it too. Like any puzzle solving hobby really.
Oh ok that’s cool, ty! @Kurtroedeger
//@voltronic
It's a huge deal at Defcon in Vegas every year.
oh really! Interesting, @th3j35t3r @voltronic
ha! well, perhaps I took it for granted the two times a locksmith was able to pick the lock to get into my car. Very interesting! ty J, @th3j35t3r @voltronic
@Armchaircouch @th3j35t3r @voltronic
Another way to look at Lockpicking is to look at it in a similar light as hacking.
The bad guys are doing it regardless. What better way to figure out how to protect yourself from them then than by having people trying to bust in and then teaching you how they did it and how to keep them from doing it again?
Crime and crime prevention are a never ending arms race. Better locks or security programs/codes beget better Lockpick/hacking techniques beget…
@Armchaircouch @th3j35t3r @voltronic
And around and around we go, where we’ll stop, nobody knows.
So yeah, non-criminal lockplicking (and hacking) is vital to helping lock/security program/etc engineers stay competitive against the criminals.
@voltronic my good friend runs Serepick. I get all my "tools" through him and his sight. I have one or two Sparrows tools, a torque wrench maybe, but that's all.
@voltronic built this to practice and for my kids to learn. We’re a family of lock pickers.
@bfgreen
That's awesome! Looks like you have both a Schlage and a Kwikset mounted there. You can learn a lot from just those two, and re-pin to your heart's content.
One of these days I'm going to get to progressive pinning my American 1100 so I can finally defeat it.
@voltronic yep! Quick little setup for my kids to practice on. Lockpicking is a perishable skill.
@voltronic in a rush, I just bump key these two. Had to let a dog sitter in for a neighbor recently (with full permission) - 2 seconds with a schlage bump key!
@bfgreen
Manufacturers really should be embarrassed when you can open their locks with low skill bypass attacks as fast or in some cases faster than with the key. Looking at you, Master Lock!
@voltronic those can be raked in 2 secs flat. I have comb keys for those too. Locks are really just a sense of security. Still it is fun to learn to pick one tumbler at a time. As you are aware, there are good locks out there.
@bfgreen
No question. Some of the higher ranked ones on LPU belts look like they take Jedi skills to open.
What use for lock picking is there, unless for trespassing or other nefarious things? (also leaving Houdini out of this lol), is this a hobby for some? @voltronic