Practical lock picking : a physical penetration tester's training guide / Deviant Ollam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ollam, Deviant.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lock picking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the first time, Deviant Ollam, one of the security industry's best-known lockpicking teachers, has assembled an instructional manual geared specifically toward penetration testers. Unlike other texts on the subject (which tend to be either massive volumes detailing every conceivable style of lock or brief ""spy manuals"" that only skim the surface) this book is for INFOSEC professionals that need essential, core knowledge of lockpicking and seek the ability to open most locks with relative ease. Deviant's material is presented with rich, detailed diagrams and is offered in easy-to-follo

Contents:

Front Cover; Practical Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Tester'sTraining Guide; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Ethical Considerations; Scenario One; Scenario Two; Scenario Three; Introduction; Chapter 1: Fundamentals of pin tumbler and wafer locks; Pin tumbler locks; The plu; Pin tumbler lock operation; Wafer locks; Wafer lock construction; Wafer lock operation; Better wafer locks; Summary; Chapter 2: The basics of picking; Exploiting Weaknesses in Locks; Manufacturing imperfections; Mechanical imperfections lead to security weaknesse

Picking with a Lifting TechniqueThe problem of too much tension; The peril of overlifting; Picking with a Raking Technique; The half diamond pick; Tension tools; Jiggler tools; Summary; Chapter 3: Beginner training; A Word on Equipment; Cutaway locks; Progressively pinned locks; The importance of a vice; The Basics of Field Stripping; Starter Exercises; Inserting and moving the pick; Feeling the spring; Setting a single pin stack; Learning Exercises; Slow down, lighten up; Two pin stacks; Three pin stacks; Four pin stacks and beyond; Challenging Yourself Further; Deep reach practice

Blindly mix and matchUsing Rakes and Jigglers; Techniques of tool movement; Wafer Lock Exercises; Progressive wafer locks; Tensioning wafer locks; Extra Hints; Which way to turn; Plugs stuck upside-down; Summary; Chapter 4: Advanced training; Pick-resistant pins; Pins with lips; Pins with serrations; Coordinated pick-resistant components; Specialized picking techniques; Counter-rotation; Specialized picking tools; Featherweight tension tools; Bogota ́ jiggler rakes; Practice exercises; Spooled progressive practice locks; Pick-resistant keyways; Real-world locks that offer greater challenges

Defiant brand door locksMaster Lock color-plated series and fusion series; American Lock padlocks; Advanced security pin cylinder; Summary; Reference; Chapter 5: Quick-entry tricks; Padlock shims; The Deviant beer can shim; Double shimming; Unshimmable padlocks; Snapping and bumping; Snap guns; Bump keys; Comb picks; Overlifting; Using comb picks; American lock bypass tool; Door bypassing; Slip attacks against latch bolts; Triggering door handles and push bars; Summary; Chapter 6: They all come tumbling down; Tubular locks; Inside a tubular lock; Pick tools for tubular locks

Picking tubular locksOdd styles of tubular locks; Cruciform locks; Manually picking a cruciform lock; Cross lock picks; Dimple locks; The secret weakness in 90% of padlocks; Summary; Reference; Appendix: Guide to tools and toolkits; Guide to differentiating pick tools; Thick and thin shafts; Diamond picks; Rake picks; Jagged lifters; Jiggler picks; Ball picks; Curve picks; King and Queen; Extractors; A note about tension tools; Pick kit suggestions; Typical kit; Car kit; Big kit; Pocket/emergency kit; Conclusion; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-88013-6

9786612880131

1-59749-612-X

OCLC:

694146448