hey #lockpicking #lazyweb is there a good reference for, like, pick shapes and their appropriate use?

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

hey #lockpicking #lazyweb is there a good reference for, like, pick shapes and their appropriate use? all we can find anymore is slop that answers other questions

[lfisk@infosec.exchange]

@atax1a Take a look at Bill's old Lockpicking course here‍️

Lock Picking Course – BosnianBill's LockLab

The LockLab Tribe consists of engineers, artists, mechanics, fast food workers, car wash attendants, office workers, and others from all walks of life. Some are thinkers and idea guys, while other are hands-on tinkerers, but our combined knowledge is an incubator of ideas that produces results that are greater than its parts. Together we can figure out any lock puzzle and find ways to improve it. Together we can make the world more secure. Together we are: The LockLab Tribe!

BosnianBill's LockLab (locklab.com)

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@lfisk thanks!

[gdinwiddie@mastodon.social]

@atax1a What? There's more lock pick shapes than paper clips?

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@gdinwiddie we don't know you, and this is an inappropriately familiar tone to get from a stranger

[gdinwiddie@mastodon.social]

@atax1a Then don't post in public.

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@gdinwiddie see, we were looking for information, not bad jokes from a stranger. if you have information, post it. we don't find you funny.

[saucyswamphag@lgbtqia.space]

@atax1a I bet @alice has something bookmarked

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@SaucySwampHag @alice the formerly-known-as-MIT guide has an appendix that helped, and someone linked another thing that had some more coverage, but more details would always be helpful

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

https://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/lock-picking/lock-pick-types/ also looks good

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

https://elvencraft.com/lpd/Lock%20Pick%20Recommendations.html too

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@alice right, we saw the advice on selecting tools, and we've got the redteam basic set, and a decent grasp of what those tools are for, we're just curious as to what the supposed specialization of all the other profiles are due to the morbid curiosity of the autism

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@alice gotcha, i think between that and the other pages we've seen, we feel justified in the two random extra picks we got with our southord order (we wanted a smaller diamond and a replacement city rake since the one from our first lockpick kit has started to come apart, and picked two additional picks on vibes)

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@alice we like having just a few extra tools in case we run into something weird we certainly aren't building a hundred-pick set, but we're also the type of gxrl who buys a SCSI analyzer because we like old macs that much.

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@alice https://infosec.exchange/@atax1a/115884580009744998 we got our Southord additions in! thanks for the advice

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@SaucySwampHag I'm sorry, I think these got lost in my sea of mentions.

@atax1a did you get the info you were looking for?

I don't have a handy reference, but I can probably answer most lockpicking-related questions (and am happy to do so)

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@alice yeah, you and i had a whole conversation last month

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@atax1a sorry, between disappearing messages, the volume of messages I get, and my goldfish brain, I forgot

And I didn't want to leave you hanging 🩷

[atax1a@infosec.exchange]

@alice https://infosec.exchange/@atax1a/115884580009744998