AT&T Identifies Widespread Security Hole - In Locks

__roo writes "The New York Times has an article [free registration required] about a researcher at AT&T Labs Research who has discovered a little-known vulnerability in many locks that lets a person create a copy of the master key for an entire building by starting with any key from that building, and it requires little more than a file and a few key blanks."

Comments

i suppose that

[mrpuffypants]

so now Master is going to have to release patches and hotfixes?

"Hey steve, check out my new lock!"

"pffft, is it v.3.21.7?"

"no"

"that's like an invite for key kiddies and 1337 crackers"

security

[v(*_*)vvvv]

This is hilarious.

I mean, anyone can break a window and jump right in!!

We can call that a "backdoor", and the plywood to cover them "patches".

This is clearly illegal!

[Lethyos]

I think that the manufacturer of the locks should sue AT&T under the DMCA for exposing weaknesses in an access control device. Furthermore, AT&T are terrorists for releasing this sensitive security information to the Net before other sites using the same locks are able to correct the vulnerability. I demand that the perpetrators that discovered the weakness with these locks be sentenced to life in prison. We can't have these hackers running free, finding security holes and disrupting national security!

Re:Upgrade quickly

[squiggleslash]

I think everyone should be made aware that this vulnerability largely affects doors rather than windows...