Locks and Security

I'm interested in the relationshop between physical security and computer security; in the process of studying this, I've tried to illustrate a number of interesting mechanical security designs. The photos in the notes linked to here are intended as illustrations rather than art, and their quality is not always very good.

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Bramah locks.	Mul-t-lock (updated 20 May 2005 to include Eric Michaud's new attack).
Schlage Everest	Security pins for pin tumber locks.
Notes on picking pin-tumbler locks.	Various commercial lock picking tools.
Western Electric payphone locks.	SFIC (Best) locks.

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