Lock Bumping

[ValleyOne]

Saw this the other day and have been a tad busy and couldn't post it till now.

Lock Bumping

[SecTrainer]

Saw this the other day and have been a tad busy and couldn't post it till now.

Lock Bumping

Yeah...and there's a bunch of sites selling bumper keys (no idea if they're any good)...including a couple of Google "Sponsored" sites, which does surprise me just a bit.

[Bill Warnock]

The key here is to purchase "top of the line" locking devices. If you buy locks at a flea market or a cheapie, you are begging for trouble. Locking devices are but one subset in physical security, whole, part whole. Warnock's dicta, "Sensitivity, Criticality and Vulnerability."
Enjoy the day,
Bill

[Mr. Security]

I started a thread on this problem awhile back. When I attempted this with a lock, I discovered that it's not as easy as they make it sound. I never did get the lock to open despite spending a few hours trying it.

[SecTrainer]

I started a thread on this problem awhile back. When I attempted this with a lock, I discovered that it's not as easy as they make it sound. I never did get the lock to open despite spending a few hours trying it.

I take it that the bumper key has to be fairly specific to the lock, and it really has to be made properly in order to work. There's probably a good chance that the bumper keys for sale on the Web might be nothing but scams themselves. After all, who would the customer complain to if they're bogus?

[Lawson]

My friend showed me the "bump key" technique. It is fairly simple and after a few tries anyone could probably make it work on just about any lock. The key must have the same amount of notches and same side groove as the key that is designed for the lock, when they are cut to level 9 you perform the bump technique and the lock will open. I have not seen a traditional lock this will not work on.