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By Marc Weber Tobias

Security

CNet News

October 23, 2008



Once again I made the annual trek to a little town in the northern 

Netherlands, Sneek, to meet with about 75 colleagues to discuss the 

latest security issues and bypass techniques for locks, safes, and 

access control systems. LockCon, the new name for "The Dutch Open" is 

organized by Barry Wels and Han Fey. For the past six years, they have 

put together a three-day event, replete with lock picking contests, safe 

cracking demonstrations, and briefings on new security technologies.



More importantly, the conference provides a forum for serious 

discussions and presentations about design flaws in security hardware, 

and new circumvention techniques. Barry Wels is actually a crypto expert 

for GSM phones, but is perhaps most well known in Europe for focusing 

attention on lock bumping in the Netherlands, through Toool (The Open 

Organization of Lock Pickers).



Two significant events occurred at LockConthis year.



On Friday, the director of research and development at Medeco High 

Security Locks gave a five-hour presentation on lock design. This is 

important because Medeco has finally recognized the value and 

contribution of the lock sport and professional bypass community and 

their ability to develop methods of compromise that manufacturers often 

seem incapable of determining in their own products. It is a real 

departure from the traditional approach of most lock makers, and one 

that I have supported and advocated for quite some time



The following day, a detailed four-hour presentation and workshop was 

given by my co-author (Tobias Bluzmanis) and I regarding the bypass of 

Medeco m3 and Biaxial cylinders. For those who may be unfamiliar with 

the name, Medeco has been the predominant high security lock 

manufacturer in North America for the past 40 years. It's responsible 

for protecting residences, commercial locations, and the most secure 

government facilities in the U.S. and overseas. Its lock design was 

revolutionary and very secure, until we figured out the embedded design 

issue.



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