Cyber Lock

[TOWCH]

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They don't look vulnerable to anything obvious, but if we can get more information on the mechanism maybe someone will have some ideas. Hopefully it's bulletproof. HP owns Videx and at those price tags it's got a lot riding on it.

[poppasmurfenfold]

I'm guessing these work on the same principal as coded keys for cars??? I know absolutely nothing about electronic locks other than ones on cars, but when you think about how technology advances these will sooner than we realize take the places of the locks we use today, which will make my job alot harder.

[mh]

I'm guessing these work on the same principal as coded keys for cars??? I know absolutely nothing about electronic locks other than ones on cars, but when you think about how technology advances these will sooner than we realize take the places of the locks we use today, which will make my job alot harder.

In cars, the lock's electronics are powered from inside (the car's battery), whereas in the Videx Cyber Lock, the key supplies the energy,
but apart from that, they are quite similar.

[tmaxx258]

heres an elctronic lock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyizIuhl9wc

[poppasmurfenfold]

So then if a pick could transfer the proper amount of energy then these locks should be able to be picked?

[mh]

So then if a pick could transfer the proper amount of energy then these locks should be able to be picked?

Electrical energy?
Most probably not. Once the lock has received enough electrical energy, it will then check cryptographical secrets before releasing a solenoid.

[Jaakko]

So then if a pick could transfer the proper amount of energy then these locks should be able to be picked?

Electrical energy?
Most probably not. Once the lock has received enough electrical energy,

...it vaporizes You know, car battery, some heavy cabling and a lock acting like a fuse

But really, if the lock is designed properly, you can't attack it from the electronic side, as they are "impossible". But the mechanical side may have some defect, like the Bluechip (Winkhaus or what it was).