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Shrinky Dinks As a Threat To National Security
InflammatoryHeadlineGuy writes "What do Shrinky Dinks, credit cards and paperclips have in common? They can all be used to duplicate the keys to Medeco 'high-security' locks that protect the White House, the Pentagon, embassies, and many other sensitive locations. The attack was demonstrated at Defcon by Marc Weber Tobias and involves getting a picture of the key, then printing it out and cutting plastic to match — both credit cards and Shrinky Dinks plastic are recommended. The paperclip then pushes aside a slider deep in the keyway, while the plastic cut-out lifts the pins. They were able to open an example lock in about six seconds. The only solution seems to be to ensure that your security systems are layered, so that attackers are stopped by other means even if they manage to duplicate your keys."
So now they'll not just confiscate my laptop when I arrive in the US, they'll also pinch my paperclips and credit cards ?
OMFG!
Modding me -1 troll doesn't make me wrong.
I suppose if I had a picture of someone's login and password, I might be able to deftly hack into their computer.
The only solution seems to be to ensure that your security systems are layered, so that attackers are stopped by other means
Maybe the White House and Pentagon need to have a look at the opening theme sequence to "Get Smart".
Wrong again, Dave. It's sharks with lasers. Everyone knows that.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Shrinky dink of course!
It must be banned to protect national security!
Visa cards as well.
Hmm a idea.
I am a Visa card confiscator from the NSA. Can I please have your card?
Errrm...
The places guys insert their shrinky dinks... crazy stuff.
Camping on quad since 1996.
...but can they also repair shoes?
I would hate to be the Secret Service guy that has to tell the President he can't have his Shrinky Dinks anymore.
The only change I can believe in is what I find in my couch cushions.
Elminate the clean bright keys from the pool. Eliminate zero and one; the remaining pool has the combination. It's probably just four numbers, could be five.
Now take your Timex/Sinclair and do the math.
Let' see... *taps madly into his Timex/Sinclair*
And the result is...
12345
The real news I got out of this is: they still make shrinkydinks!?!
Who knew?
I woulda thought they woulda been classified as toxic by now...
That's the code on my luggage!
Kids didn't have credit cards when I was in high school but every lock in our school except the outside doors (which we could sometimes tape or the like) and the principal's office were simple spring locks. Take seconds to open any of them with a piece of plastic. We got so fluid at it we were observed once from a distance and just lied, "Hey, what do you mean? It was unlocked. We were just snooping around." and he didn't push it. Did stupid stuff like swapping teachers' home room desks on different floors or laying out chairs in the auditorium to spell out expletives. A separate group we taught unfortunately got into more hardcore vandalism.
Your Timex/Sinclair is wrong. I got 58008
Oh wait... I might have had that upside down.
You, sir, just reduced the security of your PINs to 34.93% of the original value.
Have a nice day.
an excessively extravagant security system preventing unauthorized pooping.
Preventing? A lockable toilet lid would only make unauthorized pooping much, much worse.
"My granddad was a blacksmith who taught his trade to young crims at a borstal in the 1950s. One of them showed how he could open a Yale lock in about 30 seconds."
It shouldn't take that long for a *blacksmith* ... one hammer blow should do it.
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