Hair pins and wafer locks

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Hair pins are a lockpicker's best friend, there is nothing better except for the
keys to open handcuffs, and today I was bored at work and discovered a cool new way
to use a hair pin.

My desk drawer has a wafer lock as most drawers have, those locks are really easily opened
using a technique called raking, rapidly sliding the pick past all the wafers, repeatedly, in order to
bounce the wafers until they reach the shear line.

To do that technique you need to use a pick called "rake"






















If you inspect a hair pin you'll see it has a serrated side, the idea is to use that to rake the lock,
but if you bend the hair pin like in the following picture you can use the pin as a torsion bar too.




























The idea is to insert the bent hair pin turning it like a key but also raking it in the lock, you'll
need to use both hands to do that, one hand in each end of the hair pin.
Here is a picture ...




























Man this shit works like charm, you should try it, and remember to always carry a
hair pin with you :D


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The Complete Guide To Lockpicking

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I'm somewhat busy lately that's why I'm not posting
much, but here I am, with another lockpicking post.

"The complete guide to lockpicking" its a must read if you
are interested in the subject, Eddie the wire did a great job
explaining in a simple way how the different types of
locks work and how you can bypass them, he also talks
about the tools you need to do the work and how to create
your own mounting board to practice, all that in less than
100 pages.

The book also contains a section explaining the
modifications done in the basic mechanisms in order to
complicate lockpickers life, but also how to bypass them,
the cat and the mouse game also applies here :)

Ask your friend google where to find it.




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Bumping 101

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I have nothing cool to say today, just enjoy the videos and hopefully learn something.





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Lockpicking for beginners

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Sup guyz, the other day I posted a video from Gringo Warrior where you could see Ella
lockpicking like a total pro, for the ones who are learning, like me, or are interested in the subject
these videos are really cool, they explain in an extremely basic way how a lock works and how to
open it using homemade tools in minutes.

The idea is to push the lock pins one by one while applying just a little pressure in the cylinder
with the tension wrench to avoid the pins going out again, with some practice you can feel the
pins.

Enjoy the videos and I'll keep posting lockpicking related material.



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Gringo Warrior Challenge

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Gringo Warrior is a scenario-based lockpicking game. Set in a hypothetical kidnapping situation,
participants are placed in custody of fictional captors who are holding them against their will and
extorting money or some other ransom.

Instead of complying with their demands, participants use lockpicks, assorted tools, or even
improvised items like paperclips and beer cans in order to affect their escape through a variety
of impediments.

Gringo Warrior makes appearances at many hacker cons and security-centric conferences
around the world. It has been played at DEFCON, ShmooCon, HOPE, NotACon, LayerOne,
ToorCon, ShakaCon, TRISC, and elsewhere. Often, it appears in concert with members of
TOOOL hosting a Lockpick Village where people can learn about physical security, try their
hand at picking, and gain insight into how to best protect themselves and their assets from theft
or tampering.

This year you will be able to experience Gringo Warrior in the Ekoparty.

The goal was to break out of a simulated Mexican prison in 5 steps:

1. get out of handcuffs
2. open 'cell' door
3. overpower guard
4. break into filing cabinet to retrieve passport
5. break out of prison

For each choice except numbers 1 and 3 there was an easy, medium and hard choice.

On 5/17/2008, during the Layer One Security Conference in Pasadena lots of guys there, many
who own their own handcuffs and practice all the time, were schooled by a 12 year old girl
named Ella. Sadly this is not her best run on video, which was 1m42s. This is her slow run, at
about 5m.

Btw, ella chose all hard locks in her runs.




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