Can All Locks Be Picked? A Locksmith's Opinion.

[@gstack3645]

I know almost nothing about locksmithing, but I have been in Security for 30 years. I look at door hardware like the wall Trump was trying to build: Detractors would point out that of course someone can scale a wall or plow through it, but the point is, that it is one deterrent and part of a spectrum of deterrents that include mechanical, electronic and human foils to breach attempts working together as a system. Similar with door hardware: You could buy a $100 mortise lock and a Mult-Lock deadbolt and think you're well protected, but you'd also not want your door to be made of balsa wood or your door frame to be weak. You'd likely not want your windows to be left open, as well. You may also want to add an alarm system, a protection dog, and a firearm in your home. Etc. Successful deterrence/protection can never depend on one device.

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

I am a locksporter. I pick locks for fun. It is a hobby, like knitting. It takes a LOT of practice, or very special equipment to get into a LOT of those "mid end" locks, and I still can't seem to open that Medico in most cases. And, here, I am talking about on my temperature controlled work bench, in a comfortable chair, with the lock in a vice, and all the time in the world to make it happen. There are those out there who are truly gifted in this area who can open these tough locks most of the time in under 10 minutes. But, still on a bench, with good light, and all the time in the world. Most locks are not picked (even the easy ones). They are cut, or broken, or the doors or hasps they are attached to are damaged. I have repaired several semi truck trailer doors, cut through with snips, leaving the lock hanging on the latch. Thanks for the very rational approach to this subject.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Great comment. Thank you.

[@gstack3645]

Again, I know nothing of locksmithing, but won't a bump key defeat a Medeco?

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

@@gstack3645 Not that I have seen. The sidebar and angled key cuts make that pretty unlikely

[@LocksmithRecommended]

@@gstack3645 Oh heck no. Bump keys can bypass traditional cylinders only. Thank you for the comment.

[@susancowham5649]

Gosh this is so enlightening I have a neighbour that has for several years been able to enter my house! I have changed door locks and padlocks to no avail!!! I'm desperate please what mid range lock will be able to stop him???

[@targuscinco]

The person who attacks you is not plunging a $400 knife from their collection into your body. Just like the person who is breaking into your house isn't taking a few months to develop skills to defeat high end locks. Some serious exploits that are low skill enough for a unpracticed thief have been addressed by the locksport community. But you are right, that obscure bypass for that obscure Russian deadbolt that you never find in the wild really has no practical application. Its still fun to disassemble that lock and see how it works. Locks are beautiful in many ways. They can be looked at like a puzzle with different solutions. Some skilled, some unskilled. If locksporters can eliminate the low skill attacks by pointing them out, i see that as a net positive.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks for the comment! 👍🏻

[@ZeroG84]

Just saw a video where that 10$ master lock was side by side with the first version of the same lock. Same core, same bypass... I would suggest that the lock industry is the one lining their pockets with bs products. If this was data security this sort of "not fixing weaknesses" would be highly illegal and dangerous.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Some people don't want to spend (or can't afford) more than a couple of dollars on a lock. Security cost money. ✌️

[@ZeroG84]

@@LocksmithRecommended and how does that relate to my comment?

[@mrwalruss401]

@@ZeroG84 it doesn't, because you're right. I guarantee they could make a $10 lock that's more secure than that one

[@Keneo1]

I agree, how can one state that people who are giving out information for free publicly are lining their pockets whilst lock manufacturers continue to market and sell know broken products. There’s is hardly any way for a consumer to tell a good and a bad lock apart. So I applaud people giving out this information. Rebranding the lock so you can’t Google’s it’s flaws for another year is just the worst advice I’ve ever heard. If there are flaws they need to be publicly documented and easily discoverable. Only if you have all the information you can make an educated decision on how much to spend.

[@andybullis1140]

Obscurity is not security. People who make it their business to break into secure locations will figure it out without a video. The videos are for all the rest of us so we understand the risks and rewards of using a particular lock.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

The videos show everyone how to break into all of the common locks. They compromise your and everyone elses security. Best you can hope for is obscurity.

[@ST-actual]

You can tell he don’t f with LPL lmaoooo

[@Bound4Earth]

Why what he says still applies and is a great video. 99% of criminals cannot pick most locks and if LPL wants your stuff he is going to get it if you haven't replaced your lock with a Bowley or an electronic lock of some sort.

[@lyndayates7533]

@@Bound4Earth what is the best bolt lock? I live in a small town where snitches have access to LE help and even training.

[@codehorror8076]

Im a hacker. If I target a person or a company I will gain as much information as possible. I dont pick locks, but Im interested because conducting a physical attack to then attack a businesses infatructure allows me to charge a lot more. Im not a bad guy, not anymore. Theres more money in the legal side of security. But anybody determined enough WILL get access given time, and study.

[@Gabzilla19]

Hey check out CovertSwarm they do a kinda similar thing to what you're talking about - in the Pen testing and Red teaming world

[@BD90..]

But picking is not bypassing the mechanism. It is manipulation of the mechanism into thinking the right key is is inserted. Also I can't see anyone "making a living" out of picking locks. Thieves are generally lazy and don't want to go through the hassle of learning to pick and that is why they chose to use bumping as the closest thing to picking because it is easy. Thieves would rather use a simple way in and a grinder too is versatile enough to defeat even the expensive locks so they will not pick the lock and instead use a grinder. On the other hand if Lishi make tools to decode and pick locks easily.....there is a greater risk if it is public knowledge of thieves using them if it is easy. I agree each lock has its place but not all lock makers are honest and that is why locksport exposes the weaknesses. To educate the largely ignorant consumer market on the locks out there. I agree that not all lockpickers on KZbin are very honest about the amount of time they put into learning the lock....some big names out there that I am skeptical of. But I can't prove it so it is just a theory. Lastly unfortunately there are sellers of locks that are dishonest to the customer and sell the customer a product that is not suitable for the application just so they can make a sale.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Great comments. Thanks!

[@Dislob]

''Also I can't see anyone "making a living" out of picking locks.'' Do you know how much money someone with 2,5milion subscribers earns by making videos? Some KZbinrs have wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy less viewers than that and make a great living out of it. Ignorant comment.

[@buythegamesagain]

@@Dislob they make a living off making KZbin videos. The content could just be them staring at the wall if it got the same views and there’s MANY more channels with far more income doing entirely different things. Ignorant comment.

[@you2tooyou2too]

re 5:10 "You're have to get this professionally installed." Hokum, this half-dead-bolt is only slightly harder to install than a full-thru dead-bolt. Just don't drill all the way thru, and chisel out the waist. (I used a special hole-saw that took it all out at once.) re 6:10 "100% pick protection" but only when you're home, NOT when everyone's away!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

By that, I mean it's beyond the capability of most people. But absolutely, those skilled can do it. ✌

[@Bound4Earth]

To be fair, most average people would fuck up a simple, bore only halfway through this door task. So he isn't wrong that most people should have a professional install it. Remember carpentry isn't hard, but is hard for a lot of people.

[@Bound4Earth]

There is no lock that is 100% pick proof unless you remove the key entirely, that was his point.

[@joshdurbin8045]

​@@Bound4Earthnot true. If using any kind of FOB a flipper zero gets access in 90 seconds or less.

[@DerekDavis213]

Please provide 1080p or 1440p video. 720p video was great, *IN* *1990* !

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Locksmith ✌️

[@joshdurbin8045]

2:09 Why can't manufactures make a lock with out a weakness in the first place? Answer is it would cost 2 much because they are the main "pocket liners". Don't slam locksport. @lockpickinglawyer @McnallyOfficial

[@vwhisp1394]

I can tell the first minute explanation is for Lock Picking Lawyer.🤔

[@a_ij6269]

Security by obscurity is a terrible idea. If you don't expose the flaws some manufacturers will never fix them. We see this time and time again.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

All locks have flaws. It's just to what extent. Even bank vaults can be bypassed by people with the knowledge. Exposing those flaws to the masses just compromises the security for everyone that bought them.

[@a_ij6269]

@@LocksmithRecommended That's why the bank vault is protected by cameras and a security guard. If the lock cannot deter low skilled attackers that watch youtube then the security is compromised by the company that makes them. Many companies don't invest a dime into quality control and security. Not exposing them puts consumers at a higher risk. Take your PC for example. Microsoft and Apple need months to close vulnerabilities that get reported silently , while black hat's can gain full access. If the exploits are public knowledge then they act immediately. Besides most locks aren't hard to figure out. By the time the exploit is on youtube attackers will have exploded it anyway.

[@erichkitzmueller]

Your video gives the impression that someone with no experience could just watch a few youtube videos from lockpickers, get the tools and replicate the results. While this is actually true for some low-security products with design flaws that make them trivially easy to bypass, it's definitely not the case for high security locks.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

I agree. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@CoxysPicks]

That FJM is a SPRS60 Chinese lock. One of the names it goes by is SOBO SPRS60.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Those in the know...

[@johndavidson4281]

You make a good point about the lock pickers out there. But we need them as many lock makers are very poor. If only lock makers interact with the internet lock pickers, we could have much better locks. Let's be honest these lock pickers are better than many of the locksmiths out there. To many hide behind the drill and have little but standard skill. We need better locks in my opinion. Also people go crazy about the new bowley lock. But in general clever it is, but very pool in other ways. Can be opened in seconds with the gun. You can't call a lock thats defeated by standard tools high security.

[@brownro214]

Shooting a lock with a gun is very noisy and can be dangerous to the shooter.

[@docbrady6397]

Moyer locks in Canada have a lock that cannot be picked. I bought two of them and I’m very happy with them even though they’re expensive!

[@jamesfair9751]

Well if the new lock that fixes the old flaw and a new flaw can be found then the new flaw also needs to be fixed. If someone wants the best they can get and a company is actually willing to provide it then all the flaws new and old need to be addressed.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Some KZbinrs have a team of people who take apart new locks in order to find flaws. If there is no flaw using current tools, they create tools in order to bypass the lock. Which is great in and of itself, we do it too, it's our business. But they then sell the new tool to a stranger, and tell them how to bypass that very expensive new lock you just bought to get into your property. Incomprehensible to me, but that's just me.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

@JoexCool Except software flaws are passed out to consumers who've purchased in real time. If you've bought a lock and there's a million of them sold, a million people's security is now at risk.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

@JoexCool Which is more secure: a lock on your property that only a few professionals, hobbyist, or crooks can open; or a lock on your property that anyone, including your neighbor, can now open just by looking it up on KZbin? There's no ideal here, but as someone in the security business, teaching EVERYONE how to bypass your locks and get into you stuff is something I'm against. When I show a video on bypassing, and I show them, I show in the same video how to protect yourself from it so others can't use the bypass method to get into your home/property. As another example. We drill safes. We drill high security safes found in jewelry stores. Every safe from home safes to bank faults can be drilled and opened. If I showed how to drill a nice jewelry store safe on KZbin, that video would probably get some serious hits! But I don't. And either do any other security professionals that I'm aware of. Great discussion Joex! I appreciate your view and opinion on this! We'll just have to agree to disagree. Thank you for watching!

[@law1469]

@@LocksmithRecommended Thanks for all your comments on this, it had to be said.I watched many of the LPL's videos and wondered why you would show the world how to disable locks with gallium,a ramset gun or even explosives.I must admit there is some good videos he has made to educate us lock buyers but I don't agree with all of it even though it is entertaining since some of it benefits crooks more than it does the honest man on the street.Thanks again for the video.

[@ryansantiago941]

AGREED

[@Zodliness]

I can imagine the LockPickingLawyer saying: "Here's another 'unpickable' lock I'm going to take the piss out of for you today" 😉😂

[@bear4278]

I know this is a bit of an old video, but I just want to say that I respectfully disagree with you RE: why locksporters share information on weaknesses (with your conclusion at 2:17). As a long time locksporter who has picked a number of very high security locks (Medeco’s BiLock’s, ASSA’s, etc.), I don’t do it for money or fame and I don’t expect manufacturers to only make super crazy unpickable lock from now on or anything like that. I just want all locks to protect against the really low skill attacks (I.e. wrapping, comb picking, shimming, etc.). As you would know, picking even a 4 pin master lock does require minimal skill and some practice which would probably be enough to put off a lot of opportunistic attackers, but any child or crackhead can wrap a lock open with a rock. All that said, I completely agree with you that people get carried away about the vulnerabilities and realistically they just need a lock that meets the needs of their use case. There is no point putting a $1,000 lock on an unprotected sliding glass door, and a master lock is perfectly adequate for a pool fence (especially if it is one of the ones that they have upgraded with ball bearings rather than the old spring loaded locking pawls - which was a great step in the right direction) 😊

[@LocksmithRecommended]

I appreciate the thoughtful comment. Well said.

[@Crabbit-locky]

When a thief wants into your house, property it’s all about, time , they don’t want to risk getting caught and the more time it’s going to take them to get into your property the less likely they with hang around and risk being spotted be someone Best thing you can do is make your property as secure as possible without drawing extra attention to it and put security lights , cctv , alarms , fit a couple of extra locks on vulnerable areas and just maintain your property so it looks like it’s it’s cared for and with a couple of simple common sense steps this will this will be enough and they will move on to an easier target 🎯

[@Dislob]

Yes. Having cameras and a big sticker in the windows warning people will most likely make the robber pick an easier target.

[@j_emceee]

Thanks for the video. It gives some peace of mind to know that the sheer number of locks available on the market is a theft deterrent in and of itself. It seems to me that any lock that has a key is automatically vulnerable by default, because the necessity of keys/keyholes inherently provides the opportunity for bypassing. (I have to be a bit of a naysayer though because the two "unpickable" locks shown here IMO are not so much locks as they are barricades, as both require the user to be on the other side of the door. I think, to most people, the value in a lock is primarily in providing protection when they're NOT able to be present.)

[@bjtaudio]

I made a smart optical electronic locks, they are heavily shielded, so drilling, smashing, High voltage, RF, induction heaters, fire, blow torches, strong magnetic fields, brute force attacks, are all completely useless. All it will do is damage the key way, and the lock goes into to lock down.

[@joshdurbin8045]

Great, so the baddie just needs my eyeballs, and if I refuse I'll have to look like a pirate year round.

[@frankrizzo7781]

Those last two locks would have me sleeping in my truck when my better half is angry with me.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

🤣

[@bjtaudio]

I made my own lock, it uses a optical code key. The lock cannot be picked or bypassed as there is no way of determining the code, where with mechanical locks can be tension-ed and the pins can be moved into place clearing the sheer line one by one. This is impossible with a optical code lock, as there is no way of knowing what bits to set. Further as soon as a incorrect bit is given lock goes into lock-down send an alarm, will no open at all for time t.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Very cool!

[@hopehaven6598]

Imagine losing your keys.

[@bjtaudio]

@@hopehaven6598 The optical key is similar to an ordinary as it can be copied. The optical lock can vary in size, but being big makes it harder to drill or destroy. My lock has has a few security measure where a pass code is entered first to enable the lock and then the key is required. One security measure is the fact that my design is not published so no one can figure out how to bypass it. It's very hard to bypass anyway.

[@hopehaven6598]

@@bjtaudio i see. Thank you.

[@hopehaven6598]

Do you sell?

[@AA-iq6ev]

I think you wrong, sharing security flaws is beneficial. For sure there are criminal networks doing the same, it similare to security flaws within the computer sector.

[@benjaminshiffman8734]

Totally agree. They hold lock companies responsible if they decide to make a sheety lock with obvious security flaws. On the other hand showing they can open high security locks does nothing if the picker has no skill as they won’t be able to open it even with instructions

[@mrwalruss401]

You can't improve on a design without fixing the flaws, and criminals aren't gonna tell the manufacturer how to secure their locks better

[@Justifier925]

The unpickable locks are unpickable because they can only be opened from one side. Do you know any ones that are openable from both sides if you have the key, but are still unable to be lock picked?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

All keyed can be bypassed, if not by picking then by some other method. It's a mater of how long it takes. You'll want to check out high security locks for the best protection. www.acmelocksmith.com/commercial-grade-high-security-locks/

[@echoman4202]

These are wonderful items. But I want a pick resistant lock that I can set from the outside. That way I can be away from home without worrying about intruders getting into my home. Can you recommend a deadbolt that burglars can’t pick?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Your best bet here is one of the high-security locks. ASSA, MUL-T-LOCK, Medico They do cost quite a bit. But they are as secure of a lock as you can get.

[@happylittlemountains3724]

A electronic keyless deadbolt, not always the best option but 100% pick proof lol

[@georgfranko]

@Chris P Bacon than you need Bulletproof windows . Problem solved

[@The666hypnox666]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ_Giq2rh7KnmJo #4

[@johnnemeth6913]

​@@happylittlemountains3724Have fun when the battery dies.

[@talkbolts]

Lol at the sour grapes

[@BelmontClan]

I found this video interesting because it’s both a sales pitch and trying to take a jab at locksport. The workshop is over the top with the guy dressed neat but showing off locks. I am a locksporter on KZbin but the fact is anyone can learn it, and it can either be used for good or evil. Just like any business has its goal of making money their bottom line is the same they have to make a profit period. Any faceless person who watches KZbin videos on lock picking after they buy a budget set of picks can easily start picking and also bypassing locks it’s just a matter of practice. Just like this smiling talking guy with his video he’s practicing his pitch to everyone. And several of the comments are going to throw him for a loop because he’s not a lock picker and he will disagree with those who are. Can those locks be picked? Yes, is he trying to hustle and make it so you buy his locks? Yes. You could also look at the opposite side of the coin people who do locksport, who do reviews on products they are also trying to influence you into buying that product. I’d say challenge him to pick open these same locks as a locksmith just to see what skill he really has or if he’s simply full of hot air.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks for the comment. To be clear though, I'm not against locksport. I'm against compromising people's security. Showing everyone how to bypass a home owner's or business owner's locks, without then offering them a solution that can help them stop it, is just irresponsible. ✌

[@BelmontClan]

@@LocksmithRecommended Well not everyone is going to learn to take the time to pick a lock there’s also bypassing it with tools like a bump key a tool that is a key blank that has filed to what is supposed to be it’s lowest depths, the key is inserted into the lock and the back it is struck with either a bump hammer or a heavy screwdriver and the kinetic energy causes those pins to shoot ups to clear the sheer line and you turn the key in the direction it’s supposed to go to unlock it. Now are these items revolutionary game changers? No since the concept has been around for a while, they are sold online sometimes they are sold under the name depth keys. Now is there a way to protect locks? Yes I’m someways, sparrows took the concept of a lock buster key and than sawed the key in half to make what they call motel keys which is like a lock buster and that inserted in your lock and the bottom half of it extracted so you can’t insert a pick or bump key in it. Another is a door shim which is nothing more than a piece of plastic and wedged between the door frame and the lock and it opens the lock. Another is both a manual and electric lock pick gun which is rapidly striking the pins to rise about the sheer line and to turn a tension wrench. Every lock is going to have a certain weakness no matter how well it’s built or it’s cost that’s just a fact of life and there will alway going to be people who like to test the weaknesses of locks either for good or evil reasons. There are scores of locksport enthusiasts on every continent, it’s on the internet and redit, the boys at MIT wrote a paper on it from the 90’s about 20 pages long it’s not their responsibility to tell others how to prevent it since their hobby is them showing off videos of it many are not being paid to to post videos. Are they showing how a criminal could do it? Yes but for every criminal other there using this knowledge for ill there is also someone using it for positive means like locksmithing. Locksmiths however charge a few hundred dollars for their service, skills, and a lock of their choosing and secretly laughing at their customers at the same time and others don’t bother to pick the lock for the customer but grabbing a cutting tool or drilling the lock and doing destructive entry and slapping a new lock on and handing a fool a invoice for clearly $300 and demand money for services rendered. No one owes anyone anything in showing someone how to keep said lock from from being bypassed because no one really bothers to go into it. In locksport folks want to see that lock turn or click open, they cheer for it, leave comments of wow and cool and etc because that’s what they came to see. Offer those locksport people money and I’m sure they would come up with solutions to keeping those locks from being open. If a criminal wants access a lock with is simple is not going to deter them, if they don’t know how to pick it they will just use destructive entry as a means to enter or uses the path of least resistance. Locks are only as good as the things holding it together or the frame upon which it resides and even than if they can’t get through the lock they will simply attack somewhere else. Do you want to help people prevent from being invaded than give them titanium roll down shields for all windows, door entrances, and everything else and also provide them the money for it. Sadly the world isn’t made of money and if they have roll down shields than if a criminal wants in and can’t attack the shield than they will wait and observe the family or group that resides within that structure and stalk and strike the weakest member and use it as leverage to gain entry. That’s a battle strategy. If you don’t see I’m going with that than you are oblivious to it. You might as well try and stop the sun from rotating around the earth or create perpetual motion. We all know your hustling to make a sale so leave it at that.

[@charlottesmith5010]

LOVED YOUR VIDEO AND ALL THE INFO. GOING TO WORK ON MY HOUSE. THANK YOU.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Glad it was helpful!

[@martinsmouter9321]

First picking is not bypassing. For bypassing a lock picker spends hours in laboratory conditions seeking weaknesses in the system for picking the participant uses a skill he already mastered to open most locks Two: that reporting a weakness and than seeking a new weakness is how testing works and so how all improvement processes work.

[@N4li_1]

What about locks like the DOM sigma plus?

[@jeffczermanski2993]

It is kind of dishonest to say that because people who are trying to find flaws in a company's lock after a company has fixed an already known flaw is some kind of money making enterprise. If there is a problem with a company's lock, there is a problem with the lock, end of story. It is strange that as a locksmith you are ok with selling people locks that have known issues/flaws. It sounds like you are the one just in it for the money.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

It's OK we disagree. It goes way beyond just finding flaws though. They are creating tools that don't exist in order to bypass locks as quickly as possible. Then selling those tools. The tools serve no purpose but to bypass a locks security fast and without detection. I also show flaws in product, but I only do that when I know that there is a way to protect yourself from the flaw so you can be safe from that particular bypass technique, as in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZrFXpWki899nJo Here's another counter point. People can bypass safes too. Locksmiths drill safes every day. We have to. Codes are lost, safe locks malfunction, people pass away. But you don't see safe crackers or locksmiths posting how to drill every safe out there on KZbin. Their ethics don't allow for it.

[@spraynpray]

To me, a big difference between what I consider "bypassable" and "pickable" is that a person can walk up to something of mine, and unlock it instantly so that people might not notice what he's doing as illegitimate. Picking looks suspicious. Using a bypass poker, shim, comb, etc are what I consider "bypassing" and what I want to avoid in a lock.

[@Bound4Earth]

Sure, but once again, if it involves say your backyard. None of that really comes into play. If they are in your backyard, for example, that lock is as good as picked if you are not home to see them. It is a security measure that only works to keep people honest for the most part. You have to remove keys from the equation entirely if you don't want your lock picked, period. This video makes great points. A simple lock on your shed is fine with a Masterlock unless you store a 30k car or something in your shed. Application matters and to throw all locks in the trash because they are not a Bowley or a Medeco is ignorance because you are comparing a $5 lock to a 200 plus dollar lock and need to adjust you spending you are throwing away thousands of dollars on locks for something that doesn't need that level of security. It is like buying a $4000 Threadripper CPU when you only play 1440p games, it is pure ignorance and is squandering money. Everything has a niche and you are better off evaluating needs based on actual need and not MAXIMUM SECURITY because no lock provides total security if it has a keyhole.

[@HingerlAlois]

Well how old are your kids in that hypothetical scenario? I would rather be worried about the lock being easy to pick (and thus also afterwards closed without leaving a trace) than about its resistance against brute force. Thus I think a lock that’s harder to pick than those Master Locks would be a better choice to lock up your alcoholic beverages.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

If you want to put a better lock on the alcohol cabinet, have at it. Thanks for watching. ✌️

[@LocksmithRecommended]

If you want to put a better lock on the alcohol cabinet, have at it. Thanks for watching. ✌️

[@mercedesluisa7835]

Love your videos.I have an antique chest and the skeleton key has been lost is there any way to get it open? Thank you. 😊

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Call your local locksmith shop. Should be no problem. We do it often. www.acmelocksmith.com/blog/locksmiths-originate-keys/

[@benjaminshiffman8734]

Send it to LPL

[@shroomkxgephdre9214]

@@benjaminshiffman8734 hilarious

[@Celestatiune]

Maybe you should send in a sealed mystery lock to LPL and wager him 100 bucks that he can't pick it quickly on camera after also opening it on camera if you're so confident that all these pickers are frauds?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

I didn't say they were frauds. Some KZbin lock pickers are some of the best in the world. My beef is that they tell everyone how to bypass locks. They put home owners and businesses at risk. If there's no way to open a lock, they invent one. And people love them for it. Makes no sense to me.

[@TerrenceMcGinnis]

@@LocksmithRecommended In the military we all knew a way to get into most any padlock the general public would use. We called it our Master Key. It was a very - very - large set of cutters. Chances are a thief would think to use something like that versus taking the time to learn lock picking. It isn’t as easy as picking up a pick and a tension wrench. Nor is it as easy as running a rake in and out a bunch of times. If it was, then that reflects poorly on the designs of the locks. And the fact you are upset people show just how shotty our ‘security’ has been all these years now that the information highway is open to everyone makes it seem more you’re upset that lock companies are being exposed. Honestly you should focus that energy on helping design a lock that people can’t easily pick, or that shows it has been tampered in such a way. Or better yet, cover how many more people have their security compromised by a crowbar than a lock picker.

[@amandaovercash5974]

The deadbolt straps don't really help if you are not home though.

[@GuardianSafeAndLock]

Very informative!

[@ChicTokSpyio]

He does not buy LPL.

[@djfunkychicken]

"They're telling you this to better the lock market, so manufacturers can fix their weaknesses" ..you don't buy into that ? For over a decade, lock picking has been an international sport call Locksport. why degrade someone thinking their purpose is mainly to profit from this sort of exposure. Locks are for the innocent. The price of a lock is purely a comfort level for the buyer who thinks his $160 lock is safer than the $20.. when clearly it's not !!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Sorry. I don't. If this were true, why not go to the lock manufacture directly? Why compromise the security of everyone that has ever bought the lock by putting it on KZbin? We'll just have to agree to disagree. ✌ Thanks for the comment.

[@djfunkychicken]

@@LocksmithRecommended thanks, you guys have a great channel and I don't mean to stir anyone up. There are 10000's of reviewers that do the same in their field or expertise with many popular channels having a direct impact on sales of brands or models. *Food for thought* : Smoke alarm manufacturers have strict regulations to follow due to the uranium content. This means that all of them must have the exact same internals. There are only 2 differences between brands.. the outer plastic shell and the price which ranges between $18 and $178

[@timothynassar8879]

@@LocksmithRecommended you need to alert the public to let them know how their safety may be compromised. Telling the company will not guarantee that said company will recall the product or even at the very least alert the consumer. It is still up to the consumer to figure out the hard way that their security is compromised.

[@eragon78]

@@LocksmithRecommended You think the manufacturing companies care? They do what makes the most money, theyre a company afterall. If people are still buying their locks and dont know about a security flaw, then there is no reason to not keep making the same locks. You only have to create a new product when your customers stop buying your old one, which means the public has to be alerted to security flaws in locks so they can reasonably evaluate if that is a lock they want to buy. And sure, in some cases its a cheap lock so it being easy to pick doesnt matter when its being used for low security purposes. But in some cases you have a $300 lock that can be raked open with a low skill attack, and thats something people should know about. There are plenty of high end expensive locks out there that are incredibly difficult to pick even with the knowledge on how and as such, they are highly recommended and get good reviews. But there are also those in the market trying to rip people off for a quick buck and sell really expensive locks that have lots of easy or low skill exploits. That is why its important to have these channels around so people can understand the potential flaws or exploits with the locks they want to buy before buying them so they can reasonably evaluate their purchases.

[@theshark84724]

You’d think the lock companies would pay these lock-picking KZbinrs a LOT of money to help design a pick-proof lock, instead of making chump-change on KZbin vids. It must be possible to make a lock that can’t be tensioned, has no feedback, and just works differently that’s all other pickable locks. ? I mean, wouldn’t you take a million dollars to help design a pick-proof lock?

[@Kit_Bear]

No company is going to offer a million just to design a lock. Besides, there are numerous locks out there that are pick proof.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Great comment. Thanks! Even bank vaults can be bypassed by experts.' Cause sometimes, you have to be able to get in. With padlocks there are many high security options that only very experiences, very skilled people with special tools can pick. And there are a few REALLY high end ones that even the most-skilled haven't picked yet. But they can still be drilled, cut, etc.....with enough time to do so.

[@theshark84724]

Kit Bear Um, WHAT? Master Lock bought Sentry Safe in 2014 for well over $100 million. And if there’s a pick-proof padlock, how come the LPL or *anyone else* doesn’t do a video of it?

[@Kit_Bear]

@@theshark84724 What does Masterlock and Sentry have to do with designing a lock for 1 million? I'll tell you why there's no video on it. It's because there's no entertainment value in NOT picking a lock. I've offered my entire collection to choose from, Bosnian and LPL have never replied. My locks are well known to be a monster to defeat so no-one wants to take up the challenge. IF anyone wants to try, I have a Cotterill Climax Detector Lock to put anyone to the test. This lock defeated A.C. Hobbs in 1851. I also have a Tucker & Reeves Holdfast patent padlock should someone be so brave to challenge it so yeah, There are certainly pick proof locks out there.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

@@Kit_Bear I agree! There's no excitement value in not being able to open a lock. LPL has come out in interviews saying that are there are locks he can't pick.

[@marc-andreblais5818]

thats cool and all but someone came in my appartment from the window

[@SuperRtrtrtr]

I appreciate your video. I will be renting a storage locker to protect my valuables. I want the the best, regardless of price.

[@Robert77651]

There is a great affordable option for storage shed locks. Check out the Abus 20/80 Disk Padlock on Amazon at amzn.to/2x7VVE9 . It has the shackle protection from cutting and it is very pick resistant with a high security cylinder. Be sure to get the Abus Plus cylinder version of the lock, that is the high security version.

[@jamesfair9751]

That use to be a great lock and it is still really good and not a lot of people will have it but they do make a disc detainer pick that can open it fairly quickly.

[@Mini-c137]

grinder wins every time..

[@karstenschuhmann8334]

You could use a hardened steel tube as shackle and fill it with a solder silicon-carbide mix. That filling should grind down the grinder weal in no time.

[@Mini-c137]

@@karstenschuhmann8334 listen i will nuke your padlock m8

[@lorimac0260]

This was disappointing ... not what i needed ... because I need to protect my home when I'm gone. What is the best lock for that? I really do love your presentation skills and did subscribe!

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thank you. Best thing you can do is get something high security. Very expensive but also very difficult to pick. You have to have exceptional skills to bypass them.

[@kerriprice7153]

@@LocksmithRecommended can you recommend one for a storage locker?

[@jamesfair9751]

Talking about people making money off videos showing how to open locks then turns right around and says if you want a good lock that’s hard to pick use this one that oh looky there the one he suggest is one he sales lmfao. Yes they make money off those videos but everyone works to make as much money as possible just like you suggesting a good lock to buy being the one you sale. I’m not saying your locks are not any good they maybe and probably are very good but just don’t be contradictory.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not against making money 🤦‍♂️. What I'm against is people making money by showing people how to bypass your security. Showing someone how to get into your home, your business. Are you OK with KZbinrs showing showing the world how to get into your home? I'm not. I feel it's irresponsible. When we show a lock bypass method, we then show how to stop it from being used on your home/business so your home/business can be made more safe, not less safe. Just the other day I choice NOT so show how to drill out a mailbox lock in our mailbox lock replacement video. I could have, but there's no prevention method for it. This information is already out there, but I chose not to show it anyway. Having a team that finds and creates new ways to bypass new locks. and then tells everyone, is inconceivable to me. Those are my values. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesfair9751]

ACME Locksmith it doesn’t really matter. If I have a dollar lock or if I have a thousand dollar lock. If a thief wants in they will find a way in no matter what.

[@patrykpietraszek7199]

Useful information. Greetings from PL

[@isaiahcurrin6677]

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM what if i have a weak lock and i lock it to a room and put in the room put 3 bullets in there, 1 stimpack, and a roll of duct tape. Who knows what lone wanderer might need them early on in the apocalypse And maby start collecting scraps ;-;

[@ulfpe]

The average burglar dosent spend hours to learn basic picking they just break something.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

True. Be sure to check out our video "How to reinforce an injury door," kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGTZdKCYnqmbgdU

[@vorkev1]

yes every lock can be picked or buypass. their is only one lock on the market not yet out that cant be picked yes but I have not tried it since the person who invented it only made one and only let one person try.

[@oscargrouch8256]

Locks keep honest people honest. The criminal will get in if they want to.

[@Spacecadet3890]

I can get on youtube and find the lock pretty easily not to mention google can figure this stuff out now

[@helenposey1017]

Bump keys work with gravity so then what if the key hole/ lock is horizonal?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Cylinders have springs that push the pins in. It's a thrust of the springs with slight torque that aligns the pins.

[@Kit_Bear]

Bump keys don't work by gravity, they transfer kinetic energy to the driver pins causing a large separation between the key pins and the drivers.

[@AGfrom83]

Those comments make me laugh. If you can open it with a key, you can open in without a key.

[@Bound4Earth]

If you want a lock that cannot be picked you have to get an electronic lock, but those introduce entirely new types of vulnerabilities as well. Some much more flawed than picking ever will be, like poor online security protocols if it is an open from anywhere lock. It is about finding the right balance for the task at hand. Great video on this topic.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks. I appreciate the comment.

[@Bound4Earth]

@@LocksmithRecommended I just wanted to say you pointed out all of the negatives and positives. Especially in reference to usage. The people saying, you should put a 200 plus lock on your pool toy closet lost the plot. Great video keep making content, ignore the BEST LOCK OR NO LOCK people. They will never be satisfied and waste thousands of dollars to secure $50 worth of goods.They lost the plot.

[@jethytech3454]

Robert send that lock to LPL and he will open it before you finish talking

[@doombloomers9609]

He made it pretty clear that he knows about LPL and doesn't like what he's doing.

[@mbgmbgmbg]

what if you have a cat and it closes the last one from the inside? How do you go home?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

🤣

[@dlevi67]

From the strength required to latch it, you would require a panther, more than a cat... A bigger problem is that both solutions require someone to be in the house to secure things; I'm frankly a lot more worried about people breaking in when I'm not at home.

[@6teeth318-w5k]

6:06 lock the spouse out. :) Or the parents. :)

[@mbtadhl]

Great job.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks!

[@I_AM_VOID_BEATS]

LPL would like to have a word.

[@Spacecadet3890]

As a lockpicker your full of fallcy, just figure out something harder to pick then drill

[@Donaldwonagin]

The crazies will just break the window and come in

[@wkal1443]

cant pick a lock if you dont lock your stuff

[@reasonablenamehere]

I don't invest in locks because I have ground floor windows.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Statistically, criminals are twice as likely to break in through the front door than they are window. Just food for thought...✌️

[@reasonablenamehere]

@@LocksmithRecommended I live in the American southeast and I have a basic deadbolt. No one is going to pick my lock to get in. If I lock the door, they are going to break it down or smash a window if they really want in.

[@jethytech3454]

No I think your wrong!!!! Because of them, the manufacturers are NOW fixing things (flaws) they knew all along were faulty and still sold it to consumers.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks Jet for your feedback. 👍 I appreciate you.

[@ironfrog3192]

Unfortunately there's a thing called Google Lens

[@johnsavage8873]

More or less. You just have to know how!

[@fireside9549]

Yes they can.

[@benjaminshiffman8734]

Knowing model xyz doesn’t matter, if you’re good at picking. Know how to rake and spp and most locks are cake Edit: I do like that product at the end though, except if you have left the house then that is wide open so it only protects you while inside the house

[@matthew55793]

That's not necessarily true. You're talking about basic pin-tumbler locks, for which it's true that a skilled lockpick can open one they have never seen before. However, most high end locks don't use basic pin-tumblr cores, they tend to have various pick protections that make them exceedingly resistant to picking such that they are difficult to pick even even if you have specialized lockpicking tools and knowledge of the core. It's enough that for a lot of high end locks, most locksmiths haven't bothered to learn how to pick them, instead electing to destroy the lock with an angle grinder or a very long pry bar.

[@thomaslabantt6625]

Its called progress

[@mercedesluisa7835]

Thank you so much! I wish we lived in the same state. 👍

[@LocksmithRecommended]

You are so welcome!

[@121Angelz]

You're right lock picking on youtube good for thiefs, i think it's down to ego as there is also puzzle solving videos.

[@johnsavage8873]

Finally, someone is telling the truth! This why there are alarms!

[@seso15]

Show the the lock that cant b pickt. With the picker bay your side. O YES. 90 % OF LOCKS CAN B PICK YOU SAY. THANKS FOR THAT

[@paulmasgalajian8102]

I've always thought those lockpicking videos were '"staged". It was too much for me to believe that the demonstrator just grabbed a lock spontaneously for the first time and opened it in 2 -3 minutes. It's much more likely that the lock had been studied in the "lab" for hours, practiced upon, and even dismantled before a second lock had been used in the making of a rehearsed video. That's a rather unlikely senario for a desperate burglar.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

They are definitely 'staged' in the sense that they can spend hundreds of hours designing tools, cutting locks open to discover the flaws, etc....and they show you the end result of that in a few minutes.

[@butwhowasmoto2739]

LPL has done dozens of videos where he has unpackaged locks mailed in by viewers - including more than a few skeptics - on camera and proceeded to pick them in a matter of seconds.

[@Gullpojken]

Lockpickinglawyer would bypass them all. - And you say that they train before they bypass them locks. Do you really think thiefs Come unprepared?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

You must not have watched until the end.

[@Suesses-Einhorn]

now i will tell you the absolute truth: 1. lockpickers are addicted to what they do. 2. without their hobby they would be bored. 3. they show the public what criminals already have figured out. 4. they make sure the manufacturer doesn't get bored too, so locks get better. 5. they try to make MoNeY with hobby. 6. you can make a cheap lock very secure if you are knowledgeable.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Agree to disagree. Most criminals had not figured out how to bypass one particular high security lock. But hobby lock pickers figured it out, created a special tool for it, and now sell it to anyone who wants it. How is that a good thing? And they've done this in several instances.

[@Suesses-Einhorn]

@@LocksmithRecommended Good thing: Locks evolve and resolve these problems. Bad: Thefts and constant evaluation and investments in new locks. And nothing cant be done about it. Good again: Those who will be attacked by criminals with skills and selfmade tools will be protected by this evolution. And maybe neighbors will talk to each other and take care, because this protects very well too. And you know what you are buying and you can improve it yourself and you can better evaluate whats secure or not.

[@mikerice47]

I seen the locksmith unpackaged something and do it right on camera not live feed but close to it

[@rioailartsua7789]

But how you going to lock it from the outside ? That's if you are still inside your home you can block the key from the inside from opening the door. you haven't showed us a real pick proof lock. are you fooling us ?

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Here in AZ we almost all enter and exit through our garages so we can leave our on the door. Otherwise, it will work when you are in the home.

[@largecarken8504]

Your right on the money about those lock picking people.

[@LocksmithRecommended]

Thanks! I think so too!

[@benjaminshiffman8734]

No you’re completely wrong but I respect your opinions

[@ST-actual]

You can use your phone camera nowadays to identify salable objects, locks included. Lotta this information was goofy