TSA locks

[BazookaMedic]

If you fly on a commercial airline and lock your luggage, you have to use a tsa approved lock. Know I Know for a fact they can open them with "Special Tools". Can anyone give some insight into these "Special Tools"?

[Shrub]

Please search the site for your answers, they use masterkeys not special tools,

[Schuyler]

Didn't one use a "tool," easily reproduced with a paperclip, inserted into the side of the lock? This was for one of the combo ones, not the keyed ones. But, again, a search will clear this up for you.

[LockNewbie21]

Proboboly a shim

Special tools... ring up Mr. Falle, As a Joe Dirt Would say..

"He's Got the good sh*t Man"

[Gundanium]

Haha they're cheap ass little locks, my friends work at TSA, I maybe able to get a picture of this tool/key, unlikley, but i'll try.

[Shrub]

I dont think it is a good idea to post up a picture of a masterkey for these,

[Omikron]

I dont think it is a good idea to post up a picture of a masterkey for these,

If you saw their "Master Key", you would understand why it's completely irrelevant.

I posted about one of the TSA locks earlier this year:

viewtopic.php?t=11077

[Gundanium]

I dont think it is a good idea to post up a picture of a masterkey for these,

Poppy _!

Anyways, everyone has a TSA lock for the most part, i'd gather you couldn't do too much with one, you're not supposed to leave your luggage unattended or what ever.

I dunno, i'm sure there is no real concern for showing one of the keys.

I'll IM the picture to you first if I get one.

[Shrub]

Well if Omi says its ok then is must be, i remember the thread he started a while ago there may be more info there,

[Swiss]

TSA locks are very simple 4-pin locks that you can rake with a snake in seconds (maybe only one pin has to be set).

You just have to know where to apply slight pressure (not the shackle):

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=3893&highlight=