Comments on: Think your home is safe?

By: TP

TP — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:32:57 +0000

I think it’s better for the entire population to be informed of what locks are the worst, what locks are better than nothing (think WEP) and what precautions should we take to make sure our home isn’t easily picked.

That means, we need info on the various lock mechanisms out there, tests each lock to gauge their “pickability”, and from then on, use the ones that provide the best safety.

Of course, this might sound preposterous, but I think the open-software philosophy should be applied to home security. (Not to be confused with Homeland Security.)

By: Riceblade

Riceblade — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:10:31 +0000

This is damn dangerous, arent the police gonna do something about this? O_O I’m Scared..

By: Tallon

Tallon — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:43:40 +0000

My door uses a me-inside-with-gun mechanism to keep it closed. Its worked up to this point, and i doubt it will fail anytime soon. Afterall, i live in the ghetto, so its not like its all that unnusual for people to break into houses and stuff and have had plenty of people try to get into mine. So i mean, this would help them get IN, but they wouldnt be leaving anyway. lol.

Anyway, thats pretty awesome. Not only the key, but the fact that theres a group of people who legally try to pick locks better and faster then each other, i mean who the hell thought THAT was a smart thing to get going =/

Anyway, if you cant hear some guy hitting something with a hammer, or if he’s quiet, then your door opening when it SHOULDNT be, you’d be jacked from anyway so it really doesnt matter that its FASTER now. But i guess for maybe a garage or a shed or something it could be a problem.

By: DarkMirage

DarkMirage — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:17:59 +0000

My door uses a keycard. :X

By: bj0rN`-

bj0rN`- — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:17:04 +0000

*runs off to pick DM’s lock* (if I managed to know where he stays)

By: Tsubaki

Tsubaki — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:41:30 +0000

I’m so trying this. Lol.

By: Skane

Skane — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:33:47 +0000

Actually, this trick only works with tumbler-type locks. It will not work on locks such as Abloy.

By: j.valdez

j.valdez — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:47:24 +0000

Yeah, I heard about this only a few days ago. That’s freakin’ scary how easy it is to pick the locks. Thanks for the white paper link, I had only read an article about it.

Now, if you can track down the 10% of locks that are not vulnerable.