And this is the same reason why encryption backdoors would basically make encryption worthless. Doesn’t matter how strong the metal/encryption is if a backdoor exists to be the weakest link.
Submitted 2 days ago by misk@piefed.social to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/
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irotsoma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
That’s not even the worse part of it.
A backdoor would give faceless organizations immense power. Unchecked power leads down a dark path full of corruption and abuse. It is a great way for governments to crush civil liberties.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Funky girl with green hair in a side ponytail: “[click click clickity click]… I’m in!”
violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
I bet they just watched a few episodes of the lockpicking lawyer dude has been cracking these 'high security' safes open with ease for at least a decade
Badabinski@kbin.earth 2 days ago
I love LPL, but he tends to focus on mechanical bypasses. I feel pretty sure that the safes mentioned in this article are actually listed by UL as safes. UL, of course, fucked up with the electronic locks themselves by underwriting them, but I have much more confidence in UL's mechanical expertise. The common bypasses that LPL uses would not be present on one of these safes, and he'd likely consider them to be truly secure (this vuln nonwithstanding, of course).
higgsboson@piefed.social 2 days ago
I note that they don't mention it resisting an angle-grinder for any amount of time. 🤔
violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
ahh that's some good perspective thank you
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You inspired me! He has an episode on unlocking one of my safes, but it requires a special tool. :(