Thanks. Is it just a plaintext password? The exact mechanism wasn't obvious to me from the article, though I see the tech report has more detail. If authenticat

Thanks. Is it just a plaintext password? The exact mechanism wasn't obvious to me from the article, though I see the tech report has more detail. If authentication is based on storing a password on the key and sending it over the wire, then there's nothing to prevent capturing that and cloning a key. I guess that's the point. I agree that if the auth is a password challenge, then hashing it will prevent recovery of the key from the cylinder though. Sounds like their lock is really just a "digital key", with wires sending bits that take the place of tumblers.