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Electronic Locks - are really secure?!

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• published: 06 Feb 2012
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Electronic Locks - are really secure?! Babak Javadi & Deviant Ollam, TOOOL Many people are familiar with the ways in which mechanical locks can be attacked, compromised, and bypassed. Indeed, the hands-on workshops and the availability of pick tools at the Lockpick Village is an enduring part of the fun at DeepSec and other popular security conferences around the world. Often, attendees will ask questions like, "So, this is really great... but what if someone is using an electronic lock? How hard is it to open the door, then?" Unfortunately, due to time and space constraints, our answer is typically, "Well... that's a very complicated question. Sometimes they're good, and sometimes they're weak." We often promise greater detail another day, another time... but until now that time has not come. Finally now, however, TOOOL will describe some of the most popular electronic locks and show examples of how they can sometimes be attacked. Babak Javadi is a noted member of the physical security community, well-recognized among both professional circles (due to the work of his consulting firm, The CORE Group) as well as in the hacker world (where he can often be seen at events hosted by TOOOL, The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers.) His first foray into the world of physical security was in the third grade, where he received was sent to detention for describing to another student how to disassemble the doorknob on the classroom door. Babak is an integral part of the numerous lockpicking workshops, training sessions, and games that are seen at annual events like DEFCON, ShmooCon, NotACon, QuahogCon, HOPE, and Maker Faires across the country. He likes spicy food and lead-free small arms ammunition. While paying the bills as a security auditor and penetration testing consultant with The CORE Group, Deviant Ollam is also a member of the Board of Directors of the US division of TOOOL, The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers. Every year Deviant runs the Lockpicking Village at DEFCON, ShmooCon, HackCon, ekoparty, and and he has conducted physical security training sessions at Black Hat, ToorCon, HackCon, ShakaCon, HackInTheBox, CanSecWest, ekoparty, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. His favorite Amendments to the US Constitution are, in no particular order, the 1st, 2nd, 9th, and 10th.