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<h1 id="awesome-lockpicking-awesome">Awesome Lockpicking <a
href="https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome"><img
src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg"
alt="Awesome" /></a></h1>
<blockquote>
<p>A curated list of awesome guides, tools, and other resources relating
to the security and compromise of locks, safes, and keys.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_picking">Lock picking</a>
is the art of opening a lock without the key and without damaging or
destroying the lock or its door. If you want to contribute, you are
highly encouraged to do so. Please read the <a
href="CONTRIBUTING.md">contribution guidelines</a>.</p>
<h1 id="contents">Contents</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="#books">Books</a></li>
<li><a href="#contests-conferences-and-events">Contests, conferences,
and events</a></li>
<li><a href="#hobby-projects">Hobby projects</a></li>
<li><a href="#how-to-lockpicking-guides">How-to lockpicking
guides</a></li>
<li><a href="#locksport-associations-and-organizations">Locksport
associations and organizations</a></li>
<li><a href="#novel-lock-attack-techniques-and-research">Novel lock
attack techniques and research</a></li>
<li><a href="#online-communities">Online communities</a></li>
<li><a href="#online-resources">Online resources</a></li>
<li><a href="#vendors">Vendors</a></li>
</ul>
<h1 id="books">Books</h1>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k3z4dm4vyyojp3o/AAAIXQuwMmNuCch_StLPUYm-a?dl=0">Eddie
the Wire books</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.amazon.com/Expedient-Tactics-Techniques-Bypassing-Defeating/dp/0873646886/">Expedient
B and E: Tactics and Techniques for Bypassing Alarms and Defeating Locks
- Carl Hammer</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.elsevier.com/books/keys-to-the-kingdom/ollam/978-1-59749-983-5">Keys
to the Kingdom by Deviant Ollam, 2012</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/y39ix9u9qpqffct/Lockpicking%20Detail%20Overkill.pdf?dl=0">Lock
Picking: Detail Overkill by Solomon</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/525753.Locks_Safes_and_Security">Locks,
Safes and Security: An International Police Reference</a> - Information
on locks, safes and security by Marc Weber Tobias.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.elsevier.com/books/practical-lock-picking/ollam/978-1-59749-989-7">Practical
Lock Picking by Deviant Ollam, 2012</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200309084722/http://www.rageuniversity.org/PRISONESCAPE/PRISON%20LOCKS%20AND%20KEYS/Practical.Lock.Picking.pdf">Practical
Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Testers Training Guide</a> -
Detailed instructions and exercises designed for professional physical
security specialists, consultants, and red teams.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.scribd.com/book/282594402/The-Use-of-Locks-in-Physical-Crime-Prevention-National-Crime-Prevention-Institute">The
Use of Locks in Physical Crime Prevention - James M Edgar and William D
Mclnerey</a></li>
</ul>
<h1 id="contests-conferences-and-events">Contests, conferences, and
events</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ccc.de/">Chaos Communications Congress
(CCC)</a> - CCC hosts the German Lockpicking Championships.</li>
<li><a href="https://defcon.org/">DEF CON</a> - Annual infosec industry
conference which is popular with many lockpickers featuring a locksport
contest.</li>
<li><a href="https://hope.net/">Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE)</a> -
Annual conference often featuring a locksport competition and
presentations on physical security.</li>
<li><a href="https://ozseccon.com/">OzSecCon</a> - Open community event
focusing on physical security in Australia, which hosts a lockpicking
and handcuff evasion competition.</li>
<li><a href="https://toool.nl/LockCon">LockCon</a> - Annual,
invitation-only international conference about locks for members of
respected locksport organizations.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="hobby-projects">Hobby projects</h1>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://blog.shop.23b.org/2014/11/3d-printed-lock-picks.html">3D
Printed Lock Picks</a> - Print lock picks made of plastic materials
that, while weak, will survive at least several uses. (<a
href="https://www.yeggi.com/q/lockpick/">Find more digital
models</a>.)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/lock-picking/how-to-make-a-diy-lock-pick-set-from-a-windshield-wiper/">DIY
Lock Pick Set from a Windshield Wiper</a> - Illustrated guide to
building a custom lock pick and tension wrench from windshield
wipers.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-set-of-Lockpicks/">How
to Make a Set of Lockpicks! (using street sweeper bristles)</a> -
Instructions for using discarded street sweeper bristles as material for
dual-sided turning tools and picks.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.instructables.com/id/Making-Tension-WrenchesTurning-Tools-From-Old-Wind/">Making
Tension Wrenches/Turning Tools From Old Windshield Wiper Blades</a> -
Instructions for turning old windshield wipers into any of a variety of
lock pick types and turning tool styles.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170719053154/http://enterthecore.net/files/CORE_Instructions-Under_Door.pdf">Under
Door Tool Kit Instructions</a> - Short guide to constructing an
under-door (“lever opening”/“Mule”) tool using material available at a
typical hardware store.</li>
<li><a href="http://schuylertowne.com/blog/lockpicking-with-dice">Lock
Dice</a> - In this dice-based locksport game, as a budding lock maker
you have set out to test your designs against your peers.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="how-to-lockpicking-guides">How-to lockpicking guides</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://art-of-lockpicking.com/">Art of Lockpicking</a> -
Educational website with animations detailing the process of picking
locks.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171210065243/http://www.ninjacache.com:80/secpins_intro">Beginners
Guide to Security Pins</a> - Short article guiding beginners comfortable
with picking padlocks towards an understanding of more complex
locks.</li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTSWkYxuSlkXiSBwk3Hvbvx71sg-MH61s">BosnianBills
Lock Picking for Beginners</a> - YouTube playlist of selected
instructional videos sorted in order from first principles to techniques
for specific locks.</li>
<li><a
href="https://archive.org/details/CIA_Lock_Picking_Field_Operative_Training_Manual">CIA
Lock Picking Field Operative Training Manual</a> - Guidebook covering
terminology, tool use, and techniques for picking the vast majority of
pin and wafer tumbler locks.</li>
<li><a href="http://deviating.net/lockpicking/videos.html">Deviant
Ollams Lockpicking Video Presentations and Advisories</a> - Collection
of physec talks and locksport advice for all skill levels from a
world-reknowned expert.</li>
<li><a
href="http://index-of.es/Lockpicking/Easy%20Pickings%20-%20Mini%20Lockpicking%20Manual.pdf">Easy
Pickings - Mini Lockpicking Manual</a> - Widely-distributed beginners
manual with diagrams showcasing how to pick various entry-level
locks.</li>
<li><a
href="https://webunraveling.com/public/mit-lock-picking-guide/index.php">MIT
Lock Picking Guide</a> - Famous introductory text by Ted the Tool.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170730120626/http://ninjacache.com/data/uploads/lockpicking-detail-overkill.pdf">Lock
Picking: Detail Overkill</a> - Exceptionally thorough guide “for those
who want more than just the basics.”</li>
<li><a
href="https://locklab.com/locklab-university/lock-picking-course-2/">LockLabs
Lock Picking Course</a> - Complete start-to-finish course from basic
tensioning to speciality lock techniques.</li>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070222144748/http://locksport.com:80/LSIGuide/lsiguide.pdf">Locksport
International Guide to Lock Picking</a> - Locksport primer in the style
of a comic book, with photographs and speech bubbles.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="locksport-associations-and-organizations">Locksport associations
and organizations</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bloomingtonfools.org/">Fraternal Order of Lock
Sport (FOOLS)</a> - Lock picking club established to serve Bloomington,
Indiana and surrounding areas.</li>
<li><a href="https://toool.org/">The Open Organization Of Lockpickers
(TOOOL)</a> - Worldwide association of lockpickers with national,
regional, and local chapters.</li>
<li><a href="http://locksport.com">Locksport International</a> -
International association of lockpickers who offer help starting new
locksport clubs and groups.</li>
<li><a href="https://blog.ssdev.org/">Sportsfreunde der Sperrtechnik -
Deutschland e.V.</a> - German lock picking sports club who hosts the
german lock picking masters and offers workshops on how to pick
locks.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="novel-lock-attack-techniques-and-research">Novel lock attack
techniques and research</h1>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~junhan/papers/SpiKey_HotMobile20_CamReady.pdf">SpiKey</a>
- Acoustic-based physical key inference.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="online-communities">Online communities</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://keypicking.com/">Keypicking.com</a> - Bustling
online forum for the discussion of lockpicking and locksport.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.lockpicking101.com/">Lockpicking101.com</a> -
One of the longest-running online communities “dedicated to the fun and
ethical hobby of lock picking.”</li>
<li><a href="http://lockwiki.com/">LockWiki</a> - Community-driven
reference for both beginners and professionals in the security
industry.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/lockpicking/">/r/lockpicking
Subreddit</a> - Subreddit dedicated to the sport of lockpicking.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="online-resources">Online resources</h1>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191127182007/https://darksim905.com/lockpicking.php">Dark
Sim 905s Lockpicking pages</a> - Personal website of a knowledgable
hobbyist discussing a variety of picking and bypass tools.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lockpickingforensics.com/">Lockpicking
Forensics</a> - Website “dedicated to the science and study of forensic
locksmithing.”</li>
<li><a href="https://elvencraft.com/lpd/Raking%20Techniques.html">Raking
Techniques</a> - Raking techniques illustrated with awesome
animations.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SchuylerTowne/">Schuyler Towne
channel</a> - Lockpicking videos and security talks.</li>
<li><a href="http://theamazingking.com/lockpicking.php">The Amazing
Kings Lockpicking pages</a> - Hobbyists website with detailed pages
about locks, tools, and picking techniques.</li>
</ul>
<h1 id="vendors">Vendors</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://learnlockpicking.com/">Learn Lockpicking</a> -
Retailer of speciality practice locks, lock stands, and more.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.lockpickcanada.com/">Lock Pick Canada</a> -
Canadian retailer carrying a wide range of manufacturers, including <a
href="https://www.lockpickcanada.com/category_s/4.htm">Souber dimple
lock picks</a>, a manufacturer that only sells to other businesses.</li>
<li><a href="https://lockpickextreme.com/">Lockpick Extreme</a> -
Retailer notable for their <a
href="https://lockpickextreme.com/product-category/accessories/">lockpicking
accessories</a> featuring earrings and other jewelry that also function
as sturdy tools.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thinkpeterson.com/">Peterson Locksmith Tools /
Peterson Manufacturing, Inc.</a> - Manufacturer of precision lock
picking tools and accessories; their top-of-keyway turning tools are
famous but overpriced (you can make your own).</li>
<li><a href="http://safeventures.com/">Safe Ventures, Inc.</a> -
Retailer for safe-opening tools who also offer paid training
courses.</li>
<li><a href="https://securitysnobs.com/">Security Snobs</a> - Retailer
of numerous high-security, collector, and cutaway locks who also
maintain some informational pages about locksmithing.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.southord.com/">Southern Ordinance / Exit 10,
Inc.</a> - SouthOrd® is a manufacturer of lock picks and professional
locksmith tools; individual replacement picks as low as $1.50 USD.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lockpicktools.com/">Southern Specialities</a> -
Retailer of numerous lockpicking sets, pick guns, and more.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/">Sparrows Lock Picks</a>
- Manufacturer of specialty and quality lock pick tools; their <a
href="http://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/product_p/t1.htm">King Pin</a>
pinning tweezer is particularly useful.</li>
<li><a href="http://spooxe.com/">Spooxe</a> - German retailer of lock
picking tools, tool cases and locks.</li>
</ul>
<p><a
href="https://github.com/fabacab/awesome-lockpicking">lockpicking.md
Github</a></p>