[912] Decoded Without Tools - Master Lock 174SSD Combination Padlock

[@miha493]

I am happy to know that my shoelaces still provide security comparable to master locks.

[@yakovta8262]

That made me laugh you deserve a like !

[@haileyryan2405]

Haha 🙃

[@DinnerForkTongue]

And depending on what knot you tie them in, it could be far more secure.

[@potatosordfighter666]

They fixed the biggest bypass in the 175 with the 875, but added a worse one...

[@edss]

Apple earphones provide more security than the paddock

[@duchi882]

*You know a Lock is trash* When LockPickingLawyer only uses his hands

[@cmdraftbrn]

he always uses his hands though

[@vojtechjurasek6180]

@@cmdraftbrn But some tools as well

[@flash4354]

@@cmdraftbrn The keyword here is: "only".

[@cmdraftbrn]

@@flash4354true.

[@nicepieceofasparagus]

With his skill he could probably open a lock using nothing more than his butt cheeks although it's probably something KZbin wouldn't allow.

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

Master Lock lost even more credibility we didnt know it still had.

[@aserta]

It's in negative, much like their "safety rating" on locks. You think it says 8 9 or 10, but in reality, it's -8, -9, -10.

[@crx122]

Simple, companies like Master Lock do not care about the quality of their locks. There are plenty of qualified people out there they could consult to improve their locks, they themselves are well aware of their flaws. However 99 percent of the population are completely unaware of how crappy these locks are, and think they are good locks. Master Lock is great at portraying themselves as top notch quality, and fooling the masses. They are making money hand over fist, and not giving a crap about investing into real security features in their locks just lines their pockets deeper. Unless there comes a day when the masses become well informed about their awful quality and quit buying their locks, they will continue to put out junk products.

[@NetAndyCz]

@@crx122 I can understand the customers are easily fooled, no one can be expert on everything, but I would feel terribly as a vendor if I was selling something as flawed as those locks. And one would expect that at least in the stores they know what they are selling.

[@derfuchs3296]

cyrax99 The average person is easily fooled into buying crap by good marketing. You don’t really need actual quality to convince your customers anymore

[@galdavonalgerri2101]

@@crx122 Just changed a few words. Simple, politicians like xxxxx do not care about the quality of their politics. There are plenty of qualified people out there they could consult to improve their politics, they themselves are well aware of their flaws. However 99 percent of the population are completely unaware of how crappy these politics are, and think they are good. xxxxxx is great at portraying himself as top notch quality, and fooling the masses. He is making money hand over fist, and not giving a crap about investing into real good features in his politics just lines their pockets deeper. Unless there comes a day when the masses become well informed about his awful quality and quit electing his party, he will continue to put out junk politics.

[@swedishbatman]

I finally figured out what Master Locks are good for... Escape Rooms, where they are meant to be used as a prop rather than an actual security method...

[@alaeriia01]

What's the verdict on picking licks in escape rooms?

[@StaleReference]

@@alaeriia01 most rooms ban it, and other rooms take time off for doing it.

[@HighlanderFrag4Life]

Andrew Novak nice!

[@CaroFDoom]

@@StaleReference That seems like a real missed opportunity since you could incorporate more hands on hollywood lockpicking and have it as more than just a real life point and click game.

[@BrandonChee]

Andrew Novak I beat an Escape room by decoding a master lock lol

[@TreyCook21]

*Someone with very little skill* Hey, that's me! Thanks for the shout out!

[@HighlanderFrag4Life]

Trey Cook me to ^.^

[@chaosryans]

@@sakadabara Never try to pick on an empty stomach or during a lap dance.

[@BillyBob-ie9ww]

You sir, are not a person of very little skill!

[@TreyCook21]

@@BillyBob-ie9ww If you are speaking of me, I thank you!

[@connorclifton45]

@@alexisacevedo7594 ?

[@Tjalve70]

What I have learned from watching LPL's videos, is that if LPL has to single pin pick a lock, then it's a high quality lock that I can trust.

[@SeleckPlays]

I'd only trust a lock that requires a special tool, like the one that he and Bosnian Bill made together.

[@damjanusljebrka5482]

@@SeleckPlays thats not really special tool but more of a fancy disk detainer pick, nothing special about it apart from being a bit nicer for the hand, providing a bit more feedback and looking nice. Point is its not custom built specialized tool but higher quality version of readily available tool.

[@Tjalve70]

@@SeleckPlays Well, my thought is that if you can open a lock the way LPL does in this video, or simply by raking which does not require skill, then anyone can open it. But if it requires single pin picking, then only skilled people can pick it. And I guess skilled people will be able to pick any lock I have and will ever have. So my thought is that if it requires single pin picking, then it is as safe as I can hope for it to be. It doesn't matter to me if LPL spends 10 seconds to single pin pick it, or if it takes him 30 seconds. And I am unlikely to buy any lock that LPL can't open in 30 seconds.

[@JoshGmit]

At least the lock offers protection from forgetting the number and from children^^ Nice features :P

[@hq3473]

It's not like kids today don't have access to KZbin or anything... /s

[@Tjalve70]

@@hq3473 I think he meant YOUNG children. As in babies, and possibly slightly above. Once the child is 6-7 years old, this lock offers no protection against them.

[@ronwilliams357]

I figured out how to do this as a kid, 40 years ago. Used to amaze my friends opening up their cheap bike locks and school lockers. Sad that lock technology hasn't improved since then.

[@unknownmenace1957]

@@ronwilliams357 Lock technology has improved, it's just that most companies don't use the improved versions.

[@RealCadde]

@@ronwilliams357 And then some other kid used the same technique to open a locker without telling anyone of his skills. And you were blamed for stealing someone else's stuff. Right?

[@jus1taj]

Because of these videos I successfully decoded a bike lock we found at a camp spot. I imagine it was left there because they lost the code. After camp set up I just plopped in a chair next to the tree it was wrapped around. I had a feeling I could figure it out from seeing so many LPL videos. Although I was nowhere near as graceful as the legend himself. Either way, I got it! Thanks LPL.

[@nicepieceofasparagus]

I'm guessing this video wasn't sponsored by Master Lock then...

[@Tjalve70]

The only thing Master Lock would sponsor when it comes to the LockPickingLawyer, would possibly be a hitman.

[@mariuschiriac1512]

@@Tjalve70 Don't give them ideas maaaaaaan

[@resignationscrewery5044]

I imagine they would like to send him a few cease and desist letters. I just bought 2 of these style locks thinking I was buying a good product. This is a joke.

[@Tjalve70]

@@resignationscrewery5044 I imagine that if they send him a cease and desist letter, he will make a longer video of exactly the lock they have reacted to, describing in details why it is so bad. And he will probably also present the cease and desist letter itself. I do not believe this will in any way be beneficial for Master Lock.

[@mariuschiriac1512]

@@resignationscrewery5044 That could be possible as some companies are really stupid. But I think they would have much more to win if they would send him a letter asking for his help in development haha

[@katphisH11]

Lock company: *exists LPL: I'm about to end this man's entire career

[@mcpa2991]

I remember as a kid, 40 years ago, me and my friends "discovering" this technique with coded bike locks of the day. Yeah I know, we didn't discover anything but for mine I would say that this kind of flaw means the lock can't even be called "childproof", much less "secure". Don't even lock up your aspirin with it!

[@MixTypeTV]

nice lock. I like that you number your videos for easy reference :)

[@jdawg0024]

Just tried this on the Masterlock M175. Same Flaw. Changed the combo the same way he did I was able to open it up.

[@ukdnbmarsh]

master is an anagram of ramset, a tool you will never need on these locks

[@diamondflaw]

MasterLock re-used the guts of another flawed lock on a "new" design! Must be a day ending in "y".

[@johnsampson6387]

But everyday ends in "y"...

[@ORIONGaming]

@@johnsampson6387 thonking emoji

[@VioletRM]

@@ORIONGaming *_hmmmmmmmm_*

[@opethm9837]

Had a Master Lock 174 rattling around in my truck and didn't remember the combo. Needed to attach it on a trailer for the night (low-crime area, thankfully). With no experience, I opened it in less than ten minutes watching this video. Way faster on the second practice round as suggested in this video. Thank you for this video. Master Lock, shame! This was too easy.

[@philbuilds116]

I had a customer who forgot the combo to their 174 and I used the info from your previous vid to decode it. Quickest way to get a free lunch since it took about 2 minutes to decode and 3 minutes sitting so it didn't seem like I did it quite so fast.

[@DAGATHire]

so what you are saying is you were dishonest with your client in order to get a free lunch...

[@prescottmajette5290]

@@DAGATHire That's not what he said at all. He traded a decoding for a lunch and acted like it took longer than necessary so the guy didn't feel so bad about his purchase(that last part is speculation) In any case, when a deal is struck willingly between two parties and they both fulfill the contingencies of the deal, where is the dishonesty?

[@DAGATHire]

@@prescottmajette5290 you just made up a new story wtf are you talking about? if that's what he said he would have said it!!! Read the comment again or are you illiterate or something? fucking inventing a whole new story like a moron.

[@giggygiggy1393]

Why aren't these companies employing LPL to design locks ??

[@grendelum]

...also, picking skill does not equal mechanical engineering skill...

[@Hansengineering]

Because they can't/won't pay him what he'd be worth.

[@JC-11111]

There's one company in particular that does work with the locksport community and they make locks that are substantially better than anything Master Lock offers. I can't recall the name at the moment, though.

[@JC-11111]

I think it's probably PacLoc that I'm thinking of.

[@tehjamerz]

@@JC-11111 also sparrows

[@Alexander_l322]

Imagine waking up at 2am hearing 'nothing on 1, 2 is binding a little click out of him' outside your door!

[@ninjaassassin27]

Shut up.

[@Beery1962]

Judging by his voice alone, I would guess the Lockpicking Lawyer would rob your home very calmly and reasonably.

[@Rem694u2]

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIT! HIDE EVERYTHING THAT HAS A LOCK ON IT! :O

[@deangregory483]

LMAO!!!

[@tatertotjrdude]

@@ninjaassassin27 why are all musicians assholes? Or is it just you?

[@judgedhades8583]

Me: Sees masterlock. Me again: Stop! Stop! Hes already dead!

[@TheDonzim]

Pure genius,well explained. I tried this and worked exactly as shown in this vid. Thanks for posting.

[@MatthewFiereck]

I put these on my chain link fence gate to keep my 4yr old from letting the dogs out of the back yard. They worked well for that even in the winter when they would freeze solid because of the poor tolerances allowing significant amounts of water into the lock body.

[@Clearanceman2]

This channel is such a good example of how reality differs from most people's perception of reality. In this case the illusion of security.

[@waffensuperninja]

I just started picking for fun 2 days ago. Thanks to guys like you and Bill I was able to unlock the door to the bedroom that my wife locked herself out of that we have no key for, and no it wasn't that simple jam something in the hole house door hahaha. Thank you so much from my wife and me!

[@seabee5629]

I rounded a corner at Walmart today, and the first thing I saw was a nice display of locks. I then start hearing a voice...a video intro from the LPL in my head. Highlight of my day! 🤣🤣🤣

[@gondolacrescent5]

A padlock designed to dissuade the momentarily curious.

[@sortofsmarter]

I love your patients with us. You have such a vast number of video's, your organization skills must be god tier...lol

[@MattMathias]

Awesome channel. Just "discovered" you. Fantastic stuff. As a teenager I hobbied on lockpicking, cracking locks at school for fun and profit. This takes me back and then some. Keep up the great work. INSTANT SUB.

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

Please pick every model of Master Lock you own consecutively on a running timer, see how long it actually takes. Would be extremely helpful to convince people to use any other brand.

[@HvV8446]

Benign or Design if he picks all of them in one go, he'd spend more time setting up his tools and camera's than the actual picking

[@UnacceptableViews]

if you compiled the pick time across all his masterlocks vids it would probably only equate to about 20 mins..

[@aarond23]

Nice trick to know if I ever 'forget' a combination lock on this model :)

[@Robert-ul2nq]

Lock with up to 10,000 different combinations: *exists* Lockpickinglawyer: *I'm going to end this locks whole career*

[@Conguy97]

Pierce Roberto more than 10,000 actually

[@OctagonCookies]

@@Conguy97 Nope, exactly 10,000 combinations.

[@Conguy97]

OctagonCookies Actually exactly 10,000 idiot

[@RealCadde]

This particular lock has exactly 36 combinations.

[@Robert-ul2nq]

@@OctagonCookies it's a wonder how kids like these are still functioning huh..

[@DamnightSC2]

Thank you so much. I cracked a lock I had lying around for years with this. It was blocked/stiff so running through the combinations didn't work, as I didn't pull hard enough. Very useful, and now I can brag to the fam :']

[@Goodbrew84]

I used to watch these videos with a mentality of, "Yeah but... I mean obviously if you need real security you aren't buying masterlock. They are something for home use to dissuade impulse." I work in a prison, and noticed yesterday that one of the cabinets was locked with a masterlock padlock. So well played Masterlock.

[@MichaelBennett1]

Bet you started to worry about the middle two.

[@islander959]

99😎

[@VictorRochaGaming]

Wow! The most humiliating defeat yet. Keep it up.

[@omahabibblemaddox2181]

Wow, a mild deterrent is really all that most locks are! It seems just about anything can be cracked with enough skill and patience. Ive been watching you showcase your skills and knowledge for quite a while and I'm still loving the videos you create LPL!! I hope companies never cease to produce poor locks haha!

[@veraxis9961]

There are also much better locks that don't have as many easy exploits and would need to be either SPP-ed by a skilled picker or attacked with very loud power tools in a brute-force attack, making the likelihood of real-world attack much less likely. Don't be fooled by LPLs exceptional picking skills. Many locks that he picks on camera in 2 minutes might take a less skilled picker half an hour, if they can even get it open at all. That said, locks that can be easily shimmed, raked, or with low-skill exploits like this should be avoided at all costs.

[@Chijipon1]

You should make a website listing all locks. That way it would be easy to check if a given lock is secured or not... Great video!

[@T3rminat0r]

if it's made by Master, more than likely, it isn't secure.

[@Roflcopter100]

Master locks and design flaws Name a more iconic duo

[@GrimResistance]

Just tried it on my M175 and it works! Great tip!

[@Gwavasig]

It is always impressive and a bit scary how quickly you can open a lock.

[@mustafakhiderabbasal-attar6853]

They should make a lock that has no combinations at all. You press a button and it gets open.

[@jackfoxlock]

The Master Lock 175 is no longer made. It has been replaced with an improved 175D. They have made it very difficult to bypass with greater tolerances between the wheels nor can you pull the shackle to find a loose wheel. See Swynndla’s video 120. I sent him my 175 D to try to open. He uses a method by Potti 314 video 481 to defeat it. It was very difficult to open compared to all the other Master Lock similar models. If l had to have a Master Lock combination lock for a locker, l would choose the 175D over the other models. 🔐

[@DP-hy4vh]

"Single barrel, two tumblers. Why didn't they just lock it with a piece of gum?" - Kelly Bundy helping her brother Bud pick a lock at Peggy's high school reunion.

[@jul059]

Can you do a video where you list your top recommendations for different kinds of lock? Bike, combination padlock, etc...

[@ke6gwf]

I love these locks! Use them frequently. Most people don't watch your videos, and if I forget which combination I used, no big deal! Lol

[@phillhuddleston9445]

Thanks Mr. LockPickingLawyer, now I can run down to my local self storage facility and get some free goodies. Just joking, good to know these are so easily defeated without tools though.

[@timch3n]

I find these videos very relaxing

[@roberthawdon9722]

After watching a few videos, I've come to think that using a Master lock is *less* of a deterrent than no lock at all.

[@geordiejohn3703]

Wow 😲 that was ridiculous! I wouldn’t use that lock for anything it’s a joke. Great work exposing Mastercrap......... again LPL.

[@Rem694u2]

Sweet jesus christ even I can pick this lock and I have ZERO picking skills and little knowledge about locks. THAT IS SO BAD!!!!!

[@insanity4981]

Who is rem?

[@TheRogueBro]

@@insanity4981 I hope you're joking... Re:Zero

[@insanity4981]

@@TheRogueBro that's the joke

[@awym7524]

Joe Bro r/woooooosh

[@TheRogueBro]

@@awym7524 total woosh, have watched the whole show and have no idea what the joke here is lmao

[@RobertSotomayor]

Thank you so much this help me open the same lock Just tan color. Did not want to buy a new one now i will not but a new one since it was able to do it myself. Thanks again LOVE the TICTOK but the way thats how i find you.

[@Splintmat]

I'm surprised Master Lock didnt try to sue you so far. This is just great material.

[@VincentRiquer]

LPL: This is the lock picking lawyer and.. Lock: I surrender

[@tomherron4334]

Is this considered a feature for people who frequently forget their combinations?

[@erikburzinski8248]

Its not a glitch its a feature

[@larrybe2900]

There is always the tried and true trying each one at a time. Even at that you are only as safe as someone's patience.

[@poppinlochnesshopster3249]

@@larrybe2900 Someone might notice if you're sitting there for hours though.

[@larrybe2900]

@@poppinlochnesshopster3249 Very valid point. lol

[@Kromaatikse]

@@larrybe2900 I once did that when I forgot the combination to my mother's tricycle lock. It was a very old design, mind. It would probably have yielded to a more sophisticated decoding attack if I'd known any.

[@byerboys2607]

I didn't get a chance to watch the other vid but that's a pretty full proof way of decoding those that is for the vids and knowledge my good man

[@paulfromwv]

Just tried the technique with a M175XDLF version. Worked like a champ!

[@confidentialname4241]

Can you feature the master commercial lock? I see them so often and I want to see how easy they are to pick

[@dragonhealer7588]

Using this technique, it can be defeated in complete darkness ! Thanks MasterLock !

[@jpe1]

I use this lock on the gate to a vacation property where I have many guests come and go when I’m not there, and invariably someone accidentally changes the combination and doesn’t realize it. At least once a summer I have to go and decode the lock and change it back to the “correct” combination for the next set of guests. I deliberately choose this lock because it’s so easy to decode in that circumstance.

[@KookusMaximus]

I'm curious as to what would come out if we fed all of your videos into an AI Learning Machine that generates a youtube script. Love your work!

[@danielroglich3309]

Taking out the trash ,thanks again brother!

[@twoquarterz]

Storing this information in the catacombs of my brain

[@jerry3790]

SSD? Does that mean it can be picked even faster than a HDD lock?

[@xinareiaz]

Ha! I saw one if these on a fence gate at work about a week ago and wondered if the technique from the 875 would work, and sure enough that lock popped right open in about a minute!

[@paulhoulden8620]

Cheers for that bud, off to rob some bikes for a quick buck for the weekend

[@Groove_Gamer]

Reminds me of high school, I'd always forget my locker combo so I would just apply some pressure to the lock while spinning the dial and you could straight up feel when you got to the right numbers.

[@genghiskhan9885]

I love Master Lock products... always gives out great content thanks LockPickingLawyer

[@Brother-Louis]

Perhaps you don't realize this, but in future your channel will be known as the one that has changed lock design forever.

[@markanthonystringfellow3923]

Impeccable as always!!!

[@michaelhernandez8022]

Noice! thanks for including links to the older video! Haven't watched enough videos to know when a lock can be opened by using a shim or not.... I know it's a big ask...but maybe you can make a video about identifying locks by the appearance alone, and which would be the fastest way to defeat the lock, either tru picking, shims, brute force, teenage destruction...blow torch etc....

[@amojak]

reminds me of the old bike chain combination locks in the 80's . i could pop open one of those suckers in a moment using the same technique

[@Swynndla]

Nice showing of this vulnerability, even though you've shown it before - it's good to repeat as people need to know how easy they are to open so they wont use them to lock up their valuables. Not all MasterLock's are as easy ... the MasterLock 175 is easy, but the 175D is a little harder (as I've shown recently in my video 120). If in doubt, stay away from MasterLock combination locks.

[@jerryattric5557]

Most Padlocks make GREAT Fishing Sinkers !

[@K1borg6773]

LPL: "This is the Lock Picking Lawyer" Lock: "Oh shit, here we go again"

[@arnavshah8131]

LPL is up there with Daily Dose of Internet when talking about not being clickbait

[@Lockpicker1973]

These type of wheel packs are fundamentally flawed. And basically a joke . But I appreciate your efforts to continue to educate the less knowledgeable out there. Have a great day

[@thomasr.jackson2940]

Wow, nostalgia. We used to do that with the cheapo locks folks had on their lockers in primary school, oh so many decades ago. Worked on cheap bike chain locks too. Just pranks. Fun times.

[@verdatum]

My dad taught me this technique on my bike-lock in the late 80s when I was like 9. My child-mind was blown. I believed in nothing after that.

[@PaperCut2UGaming]

Single handedly killing the padlock industry.

[@steve369powell2]

I've been a locksmith for roughly 23 years I have one of these right now that I've tried to find a combination on it that I cannot seem to get it open the wheels temp to move easily during certain numbers but the shackle still will not pull open. I try to stay practiced in picking locks open for the most part I'm about as fast as you are give or take but this particular combination lock I cannot seem to get the combination I'm beginning to wonder if there's some type of malfunction in the thing. this particular lock is just one eye practice where they pick up padlocks and door knobs and pick them just to get the feeling when I haven't done it for a while it takes a little longer next time I get a customer that needs to get in their house or somewhere else let me know if you got any ideas.

[@russellnodder9626]

Thanks saved my $50 from trash

[@kasuha]

Knowing each lock's inner workings and how to get around it also counts as a skill.

[@drewsoraci5368]

What engineers from Masterlock hear in their nightmares: "THIS IS THE LOCK PICKING LAWYER, AND WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY..."

At this point, I suspect the "engineers" at Masterlock are actually chimpanzees workoing for bananas.

[@theshark84724]

Master Lock has a lot of money and has been in business for many years. How can they not have lock pickers working there? Or at least test with lock pickers and pay them to help? Like this guy on the video! It’s like a cyber security software company that’s 50 years old never hiring hackers. ?????

[@alberttrujillojr997]

Master lock must hate you. Love your video's. Keep them coming.

[@mercoid]

Lock of all trades, Master of none.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

This is basically combination lock variant of the mini-game that's locking picking in Fallout 4.

[@Brunoxtr]

Impressive decoding

[@mikeryan6367]

Would a lock be tougher to pick if tensioning the core did not turn the entire cylinder? If so can you point to a lock designed this way?

[@lashlarue7924]

I want to hear about the legal issues surrounding this... Especially those related to how lock making companies can get away with selling defective products that don't function as explicitly advertised... Would you buy a butter knife if it melted into a pile of gelatinous goo every time you tried to use it?

[@Waterlooplein1]

I am having a little trouble trying to imagine there are so many people in the world carrying on of these lock-pick tools in their pocket.

[@fredmaldonado9204]

It’s funny. Because I used a similar technique on the front face wheel combination locks as well. All you need to do is apply some pulling pressure on lock while cycling for a slight resistance. Then repeat it in clockwise and counter clockwise turns. Most combination locks use two turns clockwise one whole turn counter clockwise and another turn clockwise and it is open. Very easy

[@petemac7969]

Unbelieveable! Every time I see LPL pick a lock, I "cringe" in sympathy for the company that made them. Then write the name down so I never buy that lock!

[@buntality]

hey LPL how about keysafes? (the one drilled into a wall, which can fit maybe 3-5 keys in it) are they safe enough to hold a master Key in it? or also as easy to decode as the master locks from 631 or this one?

[@steampunkskunk3638]

The company I work for uses one of these to lock the front gate at night. I know it's useless but the building itself has much better security, beating the gate lock only grants access to the dumpsters. I unlock it every morning. 2 of the dials are stiff and take some effort to turn, I wonder if that gives it more resistance to this sort of attack?

[@Tjalve70]

I guess locking the access to dumpsters is the only thing locks like these are useful for.

[@justinklrjms]

How about using this lock in a construction job box where you only have access to the dial, and not able to easily tension the shackle?

[@crancelbrowser5478]

Do you have a list somewhere of locks you DO reccomend? After watching so many of your videos I feel like nearly any lock I use could easily be broken

[@electronicsNmore]

Lousy design. They should've added a few false gate cuts. Great video

[@Reziac]

Good news! You no longer need to memorize your new lock's combination!

[@Euclidfreeman]

Love these videos