http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Feb 26th 2008 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Feb 26th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/I HAVE A KEY TO ALL DOORS. ITS CALLED A HALAGAN. WORKS EVERYTIME! TAKES 3-6 SECONDS.
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http://www.toool.nl/bumping.pdf

if you want some great lock picking tools go here:

http://southord.com/catalog.asp?cat=locksmith]]>Aug 7th 2006 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.medeco.com/]]>Aug 7th 2006 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
Welcome to 2k6. Please put your seats in their upright positions.

]]>Aug 7th 2006 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Their locks have a different un-locking mechanism than the bump-keyable ones, and are therefore not openable by this method. Abloy's information (worldwide) can be found at http://www.abloy.com .]]>Aug 7th 2006 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/ Yeh this is very, very old.
Bump-keying has been going on for years around here in the Netherlands but lock picking is still way more fun ;)]]>Aug 7th 2006 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
Tom.
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I'm moving into a new apartment in a couple weeks and there isn't a doubt in my mind whether or not to install the new Protec lock.

Alex]]>Aug 7th 2006 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
cant test as dont have set of bumpkeys, but it could help to make it more dificult

of course could be removed but just makes it a bit more dificult especially if formed in titanium

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Second, the actual technique to use the key requires more skill then just putting the key in and turning it, and without practice you can damage the lock, the key, or both. There is a good amount of force involved. If you tried this method on a lot of doors, you'd probably end up breaking the glass contained in them in the process, making the whole endeavor kind of pointless.

The reporting on this in the past week or so (and it made it into Newsweek as well) has been a little sensationalist, as if there are guys running around with master keys opening everybody's doors late at night. The truth of the matter is most burglars are not using lockpicking techniques of any kind - they mostly take advantage of unlocked doors or windows, and failing that, they break one. Like any other security system, locks are not designed to deter those willing to put in the time and effort at defeating them (which includes the training and practice you need to make and use these keys in the first place). They're designed to lock out the other 99.9% of the public, and combined with penalties for breaking and entering and whatever other security measures you've got in place (alarm system, prickly bushes under your windows, or whatever), you would hope you'll keep 100% of people out.]]>Aug 7th 2006 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
So much force you'll break the glass?

Please...it is a swift light tap that transfers the kinetic energy to the pins. I've seen it done with the handle of a file, a wooden spoon, nothing that would break anything.

It's physics...plain and simple]]>Apr 7th 2009 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/On the topic of lock picking this sounds amazing. I personally pick locks but im constantly stymied by mushroom and hourglass pins. Also it takes some skill to learn to pick each pin. This bump keying method seems straightforward and easy. I think im gonna go try it out myself.]]>Aug 7th 2006 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
Oh, and I have something called a "Bushmaster XM15" that keeps the burglars away from my place; I swear, you wound one and no one ever wants to come back to play - I gave him a sporting chance even!]]>Aug 7th 2006 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
This is a shortcut, and nothing more. Plus, it removes the tension wrench entirely because the key is the tension wrench.

There is no mechanical lock that cannot be picked. Plain and simple. They all rely on mechanical pins/tumblers/discs/whatever to be pushed into place, and then something turns/opens. That's the point of a lock. The only way to eliminate this is to remove the only weakness in the entire system: The Key.

In other words, remove the lock from the outside of the door. Put it inside the door, and use another method to activate it.

I'm in the process of converting my entire house to be PC controlled. Lights, AC, locks, etc. will all be controlled via my computer and relays. It will be hooked up to my Telephone and I will issue commands to it via my mobile. There will be no knobs of any sort on my front door. No windows either. Inside the door will be a deadbolt that is connected to a solenoid. A pushbutton will be put on the other side that will activate the door when I wish to leave. A solenoid is basically a plunger that when current is passed through it retracts or extends. Mine will push the deadbolt in to or out of the wall. Just as a key does, just electrically with no key from the outside.

No lock == no key == no picking.

It will be powered remotely, with a battery inside the door itself to prevent it from locking up in the case of an emergency or a power outage. It will have a keypad that will only work in a power outage in case the cell towers go down or something.

I'm interested in seeing what everybody thinks of my plan. See if I have missed anything.]]>Aug 7th 2006 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Mar 5th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
Yeah, the window next to the door, which they throw a rock through. ]]>Aug 7th 2006 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
I used to work for a PR company that set up these things and recognized the tricks of the trade. First, get a TV program stupid enough to air a bit of sensationalist piece highlighting a so-called problem with a competitor's product. Provide them with so-called neutral experts (of course hand-picked by the PR agency) that validates the story, follow it up with advertising or another PR piece and you're done.
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I have 10 deadbolt locks set in a vertical configuration. Two of them are unlocked manually, simultaneously, to open the door; the other 8 by motors, after the designated two locks are opened. Everyday at noon, I am prompted by my cell phone to change which 2 locks open the door, which I set by txt msging my door.

If the locks are opened one at a time, the previous deadbolt is locked by the opening of the next one. If two incorrect locks are opened simultaneosly, a circuit is completed, sending 500 kV to the foolish.

I pity the fool, who tries trial and error with my door.

My outer walls and front door are 1ft thick titanium.

From the expenses, I am now homeless.]]>Aug 7th 2006 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/It was broadcasted a few months ago.
It really is a big problem, not only beacuse it leaves your house virtually unprotected, but even more so because it doesn't leave any trace when people use this method to open your door...so the insurance will not pay. They will just say you forgot to lock your doors. It is allready happening.

By the way, to the poster stating that where he lives everybody has an alarmsystem...I'm glad I don't live where you live!! Wouldn't want to live in a place like that.]]>Aug 7th 2006 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/Aug 7th 2006 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/07/bump-keying-1-keys-open-any-lock/
A pipe wrench will twist off most doorknobs in an instant. A crowbar will get you past the rest.]]>Aug 7th 2006 7:08PM