Locks are designed to keep honest people out. (Dishonest people can always break a window.) But that doesn't mean that honest people can't enjoy picking them. I've been an amateur lock picker for four ...

Today, tubular locks still pop up in places where reliability and pick-resistance matter, like slot machines in the gambling industry. Ask any seasoned locksmith and they’ll confirm that modern ...

Professionally and academically speaking, I am a computer scientist, but I also enjoy lock picking as a hobby, so I thought I would share what knowledge I have with this. Before we start doing ...