<![CDATA[Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants):]]>Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants):

What is that name of this lock?

I need to replace it. And I need to know what to type into the search bar to replace it.

(The lock mechanism uses wafers. But I'm not looking for a "wafer lock" - like... I can't put a cabinet wafer lock on this).

It's used for locked glass bulletin boards (physical boards). I dont want to buy a new board. I just need to replace the lock. We can pick it open (and pick it closed) but not everyone knows how to jiggle a jiggler.

(side question... I dont even need to replace the lock if it has a standard key)

(Edit. Maybe if I added the pictures that would help)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e50efc25-d36a-425a-8e5a-a0e64a0d6ee6/fediverse-question-especially-for-hackers-burglars-lockpickers-and-miscreantsRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 05:34:37 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 00:04:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:59:08 GMT]]>@tinker if you don't care about security and mainly need it to hold stuff shut I've successfully pulled all the pins (well wafers) out of those so that there's between 0 and 1 left and then I can open it by sticking literally anything into it.
After I lost the key to my ebike battery lock (that holds it onto the bike) I picked it and then did that so I can use my multi tool to remove the battery.
Cause realistically nobody is trying to pick a lock to steal the battery.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Cycrev/statuses/116403414508078284https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Cycrev/statuses/116403414508078284Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:59:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:49:36 GMT]]>@Sempf - Indeed! I always carry a snowman for in-office desk cabinet locks. Just a swipe in and out is often enough to open the locks and the rounded edges roll over the wafers a lot easier than a jagged rake.

That said, they are very easy to install and cheap to buy. They perfectly match the threat model they're designed to address. The "just make it secure enough so no one pulls down the paper sign or no one steals a post-it-note stack or my canned peanuts!" πŸ˜„

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403377022867879https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403377022867879Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:49:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:41:48 GMT]]>@tinker I grew to love it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/m4iler/statuses/116403346394018009https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/m4iler/statuses/116403346394018009Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:41:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:36:04 GMT]]>@tinker A cabinet lock]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-1169-de42-c449-a1e765805579https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-1169-de42-c449-a1e765805579Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:36:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:34:20 GMT]]>@tinker They are a fascinating lock type, too. Quite literally, the only lock that a snowman pick is good for - the one with the two balls stacked on top of each other at the end of the pick. They're a lot of fun to open, too, and they give students an easy, quick raking win that is unique and different from the normal pin tumbler routine.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Sempf/statuses/116403317018623364https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Sempf/statuses/116403317018623364Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:34:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:32:43 GMT]]>@Sempf - That's it. Cheers!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403310628050502https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403310628050502Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:32:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:31:58 GMT]]>@cR0w @ajn142 - No, I've moved a couple times since I did physical assessments regularly and my kit is very bare at the moment. I just did a physical a couple of months ago and I made a list of items I needed to rebuild it. Half of my lockpicks are gone (the ones I used regularly, I had backup ones that werent my ideal but got the job done) and all of my standard common keys are gone.

I might use this as an excuse to buy those right now....

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403307708462124https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403307708462124Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:31:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:28:47 GMT]]>@ajn142 - Good advice!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403295161302599https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403295161302599Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:28:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:27:48 GMT]]>@m4iler - Yeah... that's gotta be annoying! πŸ˜«πŸ˜„

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403291349017567https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403291349017567Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:27:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:25:29 GMT]]>@corq - Lol, similar! It's like... I'm around these locks all the time and I pick them all the time, but I only ever refer to them as "the lock on <insert greater item name or location>" as opposed to the actual name type of the lock.

I have a lot of experiencing picking that doohickey or bypassing that whatchamacallit. πŸ˜…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403282182665040https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403282182665040Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:25:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:25:13 GMT]]>@tinker Haaaai πŸ˜„

Also, at least you are doing it in your own language. I have to find the proper term and then TRANSLATE so I can buy shit I want 😁

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/m4iler/statuses/116403281162802259https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/m4iler/statuses/116403281162802259Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:25:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:23:17 GMT]]>@yuki2501 - Hahaha, sometimes all we need to do is talk it out πŸ˜‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403273540463111https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403273540463111Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:23:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:22:37 GMT]]>@m4iler - When you learn the proper names of things after learning through trial and error πŸ˜†

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403270971128873https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tinker/statuses/116403270971128873Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:22:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:35:11 GMT]]>@tinker Cam lock desu, Tinker-san!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/m4iler/statuses/116402376606971920https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/m4iler/statuses/116402376606971920Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:35:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:33:00 GMT]]>@tinker looks like a RITTAL IT rack, maybe "Vorreiberverschluss" (in German)?

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Vorreiberverschluss

Alternative zum Standard-Vorreiberverschluss in verschiedenen AusfΓΌhrungen.

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PRO14609 (www.rittal.com)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.toot9.de/users/TheTomas/statuses/116401188392204901https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.toot9.de/users/TheTomas/statuses/116401188392204901Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:33:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:58:37 GMT]]>@tinker you might be able to use a replacement mailbox lock--they usually come with several tabs to choose from

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lobsterofrevenge/statuses/116400581318391738https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lobsterofrevenge/statuses/116400581318391738Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:58:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:55:29 GMT]]>@Orb2069
Yeah, I should go through at work and make a list of the keys we need for all the furniture. We've had a few cases of one desk no one has a key for getting locked, but that one will let me in with nothing more than a green xcelite, the matching key would probably be like four nearly matching cuts
@corq @tinker

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/vxo/statuses/116400569010490922https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/vxo/statuses/116400569010490922Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:55:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:52:43 GMT]]>@corq
@tinker

In offices, they usually have numbers stamped on the cylinder, indicating the key needed to open. There's usually only four or five numbers per manufacturer, and if you don't already have one, you can buy replacement sets
(edit - fixing link)
https://easykeys.com/372_Wesko_W001-W799_Lock_Keys.aspx

@vxo

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Orb2069/statuses/116400558143020146https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Orb2069/statuses/116400558143020146Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:52:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:34:27 GMT]]>@corq
They're so chintzy that you have rough milled parts, debris, and all sorts of obstacles making the feel wrong. Security pins cut from old beer cans.
@tinker

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/vxo/statuses/116400486329860289https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/vxo/statuses/116400486329860289Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:34:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:20:21 GMT]]>@vxo @tinker I need to practice, I never did master the laptop cable locks.

I assume they're easy, I just needed more practice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/corq/statuses/116400430843399706https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/corq/statuses/116400430843399706Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:20:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:18:09 GMT]]>@vxo @tinker Sadly when was in IT, somehow this became MY problem. I usually only needed this skill after an Office RIF, because no one remembers to turn in cabinet keys πŸ‘€

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/corq/statuses/116400422227073521https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/corq/statuses/116400422227073521Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:18:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:16:25 GMT]]>@corq
These are so satisfying to pick open.
@tinker

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/vxo/statuses/116400415390902652https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/vxo/statuses/116400415390902652Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:16:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:15:09 GMT]]>@tinker Oh, that was the first lock style I learned to lockpick :3

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/corq/statuses/116400410422569841https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/corq/statuses/116400410422569841Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:15:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fediverse Question (especially for hackers, burglars, lockpickers, and miscreants): on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:27:00 GMT]]>@tinker on the replacement route, best bet is to pull it from the housing entirely while unlocked, and grab a set of calipers, dial, digital, or vernier, and take measurements. That way you can find a (mostly) compatible replacement.

I still have a project of rekeying a couple safe-like-objects to take the same key, and that’s the plan I had. In my case it had more to do with the fact they have two different style locks, and I needed to find something with the same keyway that fit both form factors.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ajn142/statuses/116400221076802285https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ajn142/statuses/116400221076802285Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:27:00 GMT