MIT Students Release Code To 3D-Print High Security Keys 207
Sparrowvsrevolution writes "At the Def Con hacker conference Saturday, MIT students David Lawrence and Eric Van Albert released a piece of code that will allow anyone to create a 3D-printable software model of any Schlage Primus key, despite Schlage's attempts to prevent the duplication of the restricted keys. With just a flatbed scanner and their software tool, they were able to produce precise models of Primus keys that they uploaded to the 3D-printing services Shapeways and i.Materialise, who mailed them working copies of the keys in materials ranging from nylon to titanium. Primus high-security locks are used in government facilities, healthcare settings, and detention centers, and their keys are coded with two distinct sets of teeth, one on top and one on the side. That, along with a message that reads 'do not duplicate' printed on the top of every key, has made them difficult to copy by normal means. With Lawrence and Van Albert's software, anyone can now scan or take a long-distance photo of any Primus key and recreate it for as little as $5."
Re:"Do Not Duplicate" (Score:5, Funny)
on the planet where folks that have a key "grinder" tend to also be the folks that would obey said instruction
And which planet is that? It certainly isn't Earth.
In my college days we'd make copies of the dorm keys for friends who lived off campus, so we wouldn't have to go down to let them in the front door of the dorm.
Not only did those keys have the imprint "do not duplicate," but the copies we got back would have the same message!
Re: "Do Not Duplicate" (Score:3, Funny)
How dare the copies include "Do Not Duplicate", when the original clearly stated that the words must not be duplicated!
Re:"Do Not Duplicate" (Score:3, Funny)
Piece of masking tape over the "Do Not Duplicate" stamp, and write "Rm 103" on the tape. Social engineering ain't just for bank cards.