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Keys to the kingdom : impressioning, privilege escalation, bumping, and other key-based attacks against physical locks / Deviant Ollam ; Shane Lawson, technical editor.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ollam, Deviant.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lock picking.
Locks and keys.
Dwellings--Security measures.
Dwellings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.
Edition:
1st edition
Other Title:
Impressioning, privilege escalation, bumping, and other key-based attacks against physical locks
Place of Publication:
Waltham, Mass. : Syngress, 2012.
System Details:
text file
Summary:
Lockpicking has become a popular topic with many in the security community. While many have chosen to learn the fine art of opening locks without keys, few people explore the fascinating methods of attack that are possible WITH keys. Keys to the Kingdom addresses the topics of impressioning, master key escalation, skeleton keys, and bumping attacks that go well beyond any treatment of these topics in the author’s previous book, Practical Lock Picking . This material is all new and focuses on locks currently in use as well as ones that have recently emerged on the market. Hackers and pen testers or persons tasked with defending their infrastructure and property from invasion will find these techniques uniquely valuable. As with Deviant Ollam’s previous book, Practical Lock Picking , Keys to the Kingdom includes full-color versions of all diagrams and photographs. Check out the companion website which includes instructional videos that provide readers with a full-on training seminar from the author. Excellent companion to Deviant Ollam’s Practical Lock Picking Understand the typical failings of common security hardware in order to avoid these weaknesses Learn advanced methods of physical attack in order to be more successful with penetration testing Detailed full-color photos in the book make learning easy, and companion website is filled with invalualble training videos from Dev!
Contents:
Front Cover
Keys to the Kingdom
Copyright Page
Contents
Author's Note
About the Author
About the Technical Editor
1 Impressioning
The Mechanics of Pin Tumbler Locks
Pin tumbler lock operation
Pin tumbler lock imperfections
What Is Impressioning?
It is quite simple
Why Choose Impressioning?
The watchful eye
Day and night
Quite nice, but can you do it twice?
How Impressioning Works
What do these marks indicate?
File marks when you see them, don't file when you don't
Tips and Tricks
Seeing the mark is hard!
Prepare your work surface
Using specially-marked keys
Lighting and magnification
More tips for spotting the mark
Some advice concerning filing
How much to file
File types and shapes
Filing technique
Maintain a clean work area
Take care to avoid "canyoning"
Impressioning handles
If you run into trouble
Open!
Locks That Resist Impressioning
Training Aids and Exercises
Summary
2 Soft Medium Attacks
Foil Keys
Preparing a foil attack key
Foil impressioning kits
When foil fails
Wax Keys
Mold-and-Cast Attacks
Quick Key copying
3 Master-Keyed Systems
Introduction
How Master-Keying Works
Attacking Master-Keyed Systems
Other Methods of Master Key Compromise
Target a lock no one will miss
Target a lock that is rarely used
Defending Against This Attack
Maison-Keying
4 Bump Keys
Snapping Attacks
Bump Keys
What makes a key a bump key?
The "pull" bump method
The "push" bump method
Tip-stopped keys
Sidebar mechanisms
A few tips about technique
Bump-resistant and bump-proof locks
Master Lock's bumpstop technology
The Ilco anti-bump pin
Restrictions on key cutting
5 Overlifting
Rear Shimming.
Overlifting Wafers
Overlifting Pins
6 Skeleton Keys
Warded Locks
Let's look inside
Where's the security?
Simple Skeleton Keys
A more universal skeleton key
More Complicated Skeleton Keys
Warded Picks
Types of Warded Locks
7 SmartKey Attacks
The Kwikset SmartKey system
Decoding SmartKey locks
8 Don't Let Your Keys Talk to Strangers
Key Decoding
Depth keys
Key Photographing
Making Keys Resistant to Decoding
One More Trick Up Your Sleeve
Index.
Notes:
Includes index.
OCLC:
842439177

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