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Ahh, the modern verson of the written note under the keyboard... In my area, there is a universal access key (physical) for postal service and newspaper delive
by lynx97 2y ago
Ahh, the modern verson of the written note under the keyboard...
In my area, there is a universal access key (physical) for postal service and newspaper delivery people. So if you want access to a random building, all you need to do is apply as a newspaper delivery guy, or, find one that is willing to give you that master key. To add insult to injury, that type of job is extremely low paying, so much room for abuse.
Fact is, locks and closed doors are there to make the owners feel cozy and safe. If you ever needed a locksmith service and watched them do their job, you know your appartment door is just a prop.
- kleiba 2y agoAlso for insurance. It doesn't matter if it took a guy 10 seconds to break your lock, if you didn't lock your house, chances are your insurance won't pay.
- lynx97 2y agoI didn't propose to leave your door unlocked. It was a cynical take on how much hurdle most locked doors are when someone is determined to get access. Maybe I am that cynical because I attended a lockpicking tutorial once (CCC Camp summer 2003, fun with tech at 37C temperatures, good old times), and as a tech person with some interest in security, learnt my share about social engineering (mostly to pretect myself).
- tecoholic 2y agoModern apartment building. Low rise. Full visibility of courtyard. Cycle gone missing with a baby seat attached. Nothing anyone can do about it. How did they get the key, who let them in, how did they manage to pry open the lock in full visibility? I was seething for a week. But somehow I knew this wasn’t really that big a security challenge for the thief.
- gosub100 2y agoThat's not true. They raise the bar above the bare minimum. Lots of crimes are ones of opportunity. A gate is the difference between 0 effort and some effort. It makes it a bit harder for a petty thief to cruise through and find low hanging fruit.
- rascul 2y agoWhen I lived in town, on a street that was somewhat common for people to walk down, twice (that I know of) someone had walked up, tried to open my door, then walked off after finding it locked. The amount of work to break into that house was quite minimal, but apparently a locked door did help.
- evilduck 2y agoYou can just go over to Amazon, search for "pentesting keys" and for a the price of a decent dinner you can order oodles of master keys for most everything out in public. Elevators, police and fleet cars, mailboxes, file cabinents, RV external storage compartments, lift gates, tractors, electrical panels, toiler paper dispensers, etc.
- spydum 2y agoOne of my favorite talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9b9IYqsb_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9b9IYqsb_U (Deviant Ollam - This Key is Your Key, This Key is My Key)