OPEN IN THIRTY SECONDS: Cracking One of the Most Secure Locks in America (Paperback)

~ MARC WEBER TOBIAS (Author), TOBIAS BLUZMANIS (Author), Ross Anderson (Foreword), Barry Wels (Foreword), Harry Sher (Foreword)

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OPEN IN THIRTY SECONDS: Cracking One of the Most Secure Locks in America is the printed version of LSS+x, (the multimedia edition on CD for Government agencies, locksmiths, and security professionals). This book examines new techniques to compromise Medeco® Biaxial® and m3 high security locks by methods of forced, covert, and surreptitious entry. It is the result of an eighteen month research project by the authors and other security experts. It has resulted in the filing of multiple patents and the ability to pick, bump, and mechanically bypass Medeco cylinders, sometimes in seconds. Medeco, for the past forty years, has been the predominant high security lock manufacturer in the United States. They protect high value targets and critical infrastructure throughout the world. Their venues include the White House, Pentagon, and the Royal Family in England, as well as hundreds of thousands of residences, businesses, hospitals, banks, government facilities, and institutions. Their locks are found in virtually every application where the highest level of quality and security is expected. The development of methods to bypass Medeco locks required the solution to many interrelated and complex problems, and may be the modern equivalent of the Enigma code machine during World War II. The process to compromise all levels of Medeco security required technical expertise, the connection of many unrelated pieces of information, and perhaps most importantly, imagination. The chronology of how Medeco security was cracked is a good story, especially if you enjoy technically-based intellectual challenges that have serious security implications in the real world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Pine Hill Press; 1st edition (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975947923
• ISBN-13: 978-0975947920
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #166,331 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Open in Thirty Seconds, September 13, 2009

By	W. T. Wilkinson "SCUBAPIRATE" (Kingsland, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was excellent. It explained in laymans terms on how to crack Medeco locks. If you are in a position where you have to know how to pick open this lock, don't hesitate, this is the handbook for you. Whether you are a master, journeyman or apprentice locksmith, this guide will definitely steer you though the steps required to get the job done. My first attempt was about an hour, but I quickly learned the feel, as described in the book. My adjectives for the book go from enjoyable, educational and rewarding.

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book, August 23, 2009

By	Roy W. Hurd "royhurd" (Mcchord WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is a very good book, very informational and helpful. will definetly buy more books form the author.