• WanderingThoughts
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    5 days ago

    I guess the lock picking lawyer has something to say about those mechanical locks.

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          5 days ago

          Without a doubt. He’s the lockpicking lawyer, after all.

          But a lot of smart locks are basically locks that have all the attack vectors of normal locks, plus a bunch of extra attack vectors due to being ‘smart’.

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        5 days ago

        Oh, so are they (IDK the name but dude is locksmith but also throwing knives) pretty elite skill wise in locksmithing space?

        I have no point of reference for that but in rock guitar term are they like Stevie Vai, Guthrie Govan level ?

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          5 days ago

          McNally is the axe/knife guy. I can’t speak to their reputation in the broader hobby, but these guys are VERY experienced. To me, it seems like a magic trick to open locks in 30 seconds when it might take me 1 minute to 1 hour. Except master lock. It really is that easy.

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            4 days ago

            Yeah, it’s hard to judge how much the gap between beginner and them. I remember there’s one where LPL doing some seminar, I was like “He’s an actual lawyer???” like I can’t believe the locksmithing part is just his hobby or something.

            Except master lock

            “You can open master lock with another master lock”

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      5 days ago

      I mean, most locks are only there to raise the barrier of entry beyond that casual opportunist, and won’t stop anyone with more than a passing interest.

      Someone looking to break into a house can park their car at the end of a street, wait for someone to leave for work in the morning, and then walk up an try the front door while holding a clipboard.

      If they want into your house they’re probably going to look a few times and then go in through the back patio sliding door.