Re: Master Key Questions

As was clear in my previous posts, my views are similar to what Putyourspamhere says.

I don't think you are wrong in the direction of the effect, but I think that you are overestimating the size of it - i.e. I think you overestimate how hard it is to examine the contents of a cylinder, and then make it sound as if any dumbo can search, acquire tools and supplies and use them to "crack" the MK system.

One could even argue that Matt Blaze's article will enhance security (in the long run) - for now every locksmith (especially the readers of this news.group) can point out a well documented vulnerability of MK systems which don't have restricted keyways - and use it to urge customers to a better solution.

The instructions for dissassembly are hardly difficult to find. It's simple even w/o a follower or any other specialized tool. I was dumping them one stack or part there of at a time in ice cube trays years ago as a kid before I ever heard of a follower or read a locksmithing text. Anyone incapable of dissasembling and figuring it out w/o a lock in hand is not going to be competent enough to file away and repeatedly retry a key to get it right either.

The Blaze paper is far from the only resource on defeating locks on the net.

Meant to say "with a lock in hand."