Anarchy: Lockpicking

One of the more interesting examples presented about the "Hacker Ethic" is that of not allowing locked doors to get in the way of using new technology or discovering new things. The legend holds that at MIT, if a professor added a lock to his office to stop hackers from using a computer, they would crawl into the ceiling tiles and leave a note on the chair saying "Please don't lock your door." This eventually progressed to the general tunnel exploring that MIT provided, and how generations of students would pass along the knowledge they had recieved, to those who, in their view, were ready to recieve it. Of course, this whole idea got blown out when the MIT Guide to Lockpicking became generally available.

So Lockpicking has this rather odd Symbiosis with computers in some circles, and you can find examples of that below.

Filename

Size

Description of the Textfile



217.txt 2250

Opening Combo Locks, by V.T. and Exodus anar39.txt 3212

Lock Picking, by Black Cobra cardpick.txt 2459

Very Simple Lockpicking, by Morbid Angel of MAIM cmbkeyrl 8864

The RL Masterkey File by the Gypsy combkey.txt 9698

Renegade Legion's Masterkeying File by The Gypsy of Eastern Renegade Legion (Summer 1988) combkeym.txt 8935

Renegade Legion's Masterkeying File by The Gypsy of Eastern Renegade Legion (Summer 1988) combolocks.txt 2253

Opening Combo Locks by Exodus and V.T. combos.ana 4170

Picking Combination Locks, by The Byte Byter drillloc 1044

How to Drill a Pin Tumbler Lock drillpik.ana 961

How to Drill a Pin Tumbler Lock faq-locksmithing 31044

FAQ: Locksmithing, by Joe Ilacqua (May 22, 1995) get-text.txt 14303

A number of different Lock Picking files, combined. hiseclox.txt 53204

A Catalogue of High Security Locks Version 1.00 by Graham Pulford (April 27, 1994) hotelock.txt 3480

Electronic Hotel Card Locks inform-5.ana 24251

Simplex 5-button combination locks, by Hobbit inform5.txt 24121

Simplex 5-Button Combination Locks: *Hobbit*'s In-Depth Evaluation lckpik.txt 3941

Lock Picking by Black Cobra lock2.txt 5482

The Burglar Handbook: Lock Picking Techniques, by The Ninja Warrior lock3.txt 5502

Burglar Handbook: Lock Picking Techniques Part II by The Ninja Warrior lockers.bar 3199

Some School Locker Fun (Weeeee!) lockimpr.txt 1353

Lock Opening by Impressioning from The Druid lockpi1.ana 3784

Lock Picking by Nightwing lockpi2.ana 3507

Lock Picking by Black Cobra lockpic_.txt 11278

Lock Picking, by Darc Deathe lockpick 4204

Lock Picking by The Punisher lockpick.ana 6678

Lock Picking, by Darc Deathe lockpick.fun 1786

Incomplete file on 'picking' Master combination locks lockpick.hac 5488

Miracle Lockpicking (Overview of Modern Techniques) lockpick.shit 25966

FAQ: Alt.Locksmithing, by Joe Ilacqua (February 3, 1993) lockpick.txt 3840

Lock Picking, from Sherwood Forest, by Viyld lockpickin.txt 10379

The Ninja Warrior Presents Room Entry and Lockpicking Techniques lockpicking.ana 6319

Lockpicking: The Art of Opening Things, by Scan Man lockpik2.txt 3706

Lock picking by Black Cobra locksci.txt 21069

The Science of Picking Locks and the Science of Opening Safes, both by Eric the Red lockshop.hac 8994

The Lockshop Tutorial by The Suicide King locksmit 24392

alt.locksmithing answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 4 Jan 93 locksmit.txt 21511

The FAQ File for alt.locksmithing, 6/16/92 lps.hac 10328

The Arts of Lockpicking master.txt 12874

Mastering the Masterlock by The Gypsy of Dead On Arrival master1.hac 8121

Mastering the Masterlock, by Gypsy master2.hac 3508

Opening Master Locks, by Mach Three master3.ana 1479

How to pick Master Locks master3.hac 1659

How to Pick Master Locks masterlk.txt 5260

Master Combination Locks, by TC Publications (April 29, 1991) masters.ana 1232

Today's tutorial will be how to pick Master combination locks! mastlock.txt 9440

Mastering the Masterlock by Gypsy and Dead on Arrival mism24.hac 3584

Lock Picking by Nightwing mitguide.txt 60659

The MIT Guide to Lockpicking by Ted the Tool 9February 14, 1992) newpick1.txt 18683

Lockpicking Manual Chapter 1: Warded Locks by Saturday Knight 1989 opencars.ana 3610

Automotive Locking Systems opencars.txt 3712

Automotive Locking Systems Information picker.ana 2950

Lockpicking Tutorial by Nightwing picklock.ana 15034

Picking Combination Locks, by the Byte Byter picklock.hac 1339

How to Pick Master Combination Locks picklock.nph 58264

Opening Locked Objects by Nocturnal Phoenix plt2.txt 13863

How to make Professional Lock Tools safepick.hac 4752

Opening Safes via the Sound Method, by Nick Fury safepick.txt 5587

Opening Safes, from the Big Brother Game, transcribed by Nick Fury safesci.hac 10123

The Science of Opening Safes, by Eric the Red sanchain.hac 5032

Chain Lock Picking Device, by Neutron Skydiver sanchain.txt 5345

Chain lock Picking Device, by Neutron Skydiver of SANctuary sanlock.txt 74274

The Art of Lockpicking: An Introduction Version 1.0 sanlock1.san 33618

The Art of Lockpicking by Havok Halcyon sanlock1.txt 33571

The Art of Lockpicking Issue 1.0 by Havok Halcyon sanlock2san.ana 33436

The Art of Lockpicking Volume 2 (Compilation) sanlock2san.hac 33480

The Art of Lockpicking Volume 2 by Havok Halcyon sanlock3.san 13367

The Art of Lockpicking by Havok Halcyon Chapter 3 sanlock3.txt 13320

The Lockpicking Series by Havok Halcyon, Part III scilock.txt 19790

The Science of Picking Locks by Eric The Red scrtlock.txt 55026

Secrets of Lock Picking, by Steven Hampton 1987 shimming.ana 3590

Shimming Doors (Or, don't Bother with that Lock!) simplelockpick.txt 1919

How To Pick Those Simple Locks On People's Bags At The Airports by Ian (January 4, 1999) simplex.doc 2980

The Simplex Lock Crack, v1.01, June 1993 simplex.loc 23601

Simplex 5-Button Combination Locks: *Hobbit*'s In-Depth Evaluation simplex.rdt 23614

Simplex Locks, an Illusion of Security from Scott Skinner simplex.txt 24664

Simplex Locks: An Illusion of Security by Scott Skinner and Emmanuel Goldstein and Magic Man simplexi.txt 48365

Simplex Locks: An Illusion of Security by Scott Skinner and Emmanuel Goldstein and Magic Man thief.txt 6051

The Thieves' Handbook: Lockpicks wardlock.txt 3102

The Warded Lock: An Overview

There are 79 files for a total of 1,090,833 bytes.

A lot of these files are doubled; I found it very hard, looking at two similar but differently mangled files, which one should be the "canonical" one. So, I often include both.