Guide to Lock Picking
Ted the ToolSeptember 1, 1991
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Copyright 1987, 1991 Theodore T. Tool. All rights reserved.Permission to reproduce this document on a non-profit basis is granted provided that this copyright and distribution notice is included in full. The information in this booklet is provided for educational purposes only.
August 1991 revision.
Contents
- 1 It's Easy
- 2 How a Key Opens a Lock
- 3 The Flatland Model
- 4 Basic Picking & The Binding Defect
- 5 The Pin Column Model
- 6 Basic Scrubbing
- 7 Advanced Lock Picking
- 8 Exercises
- 9 Recognizing and Exploiting Personality Traits
- 10 Final Remarks
- A Tools
- B Legal Issues
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