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Decoding the Kwikset SmartKey ™ Shmoocon 2009 Shane Lawson Fraternal Order of LockSport (FOOLS) ‏

Decoding the Kwikset SmartKey ™ Shmoocon 2009 Shane Lawson Fraternal Order of LockSport (FOOLS) ‏. FOOLS?. FOOLS is a locksport group primarily from Bloomington, Indiana We run the lockpicking attractions at Notacon Also helped with the lockpicking village at DC16. About the SmartKey .

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Decoding the Kwikset SmartKey ™ Shmoocon 2009 Shane Lawson Fraternal Order of LockSport (FOOLS) ‏

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  1. Decoding the Kwikset SmartKey™ Shmoocon 2009 Shane Lawson Fraternal Order of LockSport (FOOLS)‏

  2. FOOLS? • FOOLS is a locksport group primarily from Bloomington, Indiana • We run the lockpicking attractions at Notacon • Also helped with the lockpicking village at DC16

  3. About the SmartKey • ANSI Grade 1 Deadbolts • Resists bump attacks • Re-Keyable on demand • Anti-drill bearings in cylinder

  4. Operation • The mechanics of the key do not function like standard pin tumbler locks • Pins have a ledge • The ledge interfaces with sawtooth wafers • The wafers engage the sidebar

  5. Cylinder Dissection • Side view shows pins, springs, and wafer ledges which hold the wafers during the re-keying process

  6. Pin Ledges

  7. Wafer Ledges

  8. Wafers • Right-hand notch is for the sidebar • Left-hand notches fit on the pin ledges

  9. Wafer Housing • Fits to the pin housing • Completes the cylinder inside the lock • Also houses the sidebar • What makes the re-key function work

  10. ReKeying • Turn the key 90 degrees • Insert the 'learning tool' • Pull the tool and key out • Insert new key • Turn back to normal • Remove key • The new key works, old one doesn't

  11. The 'Learning Tool' • Can be replaced by: • Paperclip • Toothpick • Plastic • Anything that fits in the hole and can push the wafer housing back.

  12. How it Works • When the lock is turned and the tool pushes in, the wafers are pushed off of the pin ledges • The new key goes in setting new pin depths • Turning the lock back snaps the wafers back, and the teeth engage at the new depths.

  13. Supplies • KW1 Blank • Sewing Needle • Anti-Theft tag • Alligator Clip • Super Glue • JB Kwik/JB Weld

  14. Tools • Dremel • Cutting wheel • Shaping tip • Vice • Scissors (for shim)‏

  15. Decoder Prototype

  16. Decoder Operation • The pennant on the needle acts as a feeler • By shifting the angle of the needle, the pennant can easily move past the housing • Once free, the pennant will touch against any free saw teeth • By counting the teeth, the key depth is discovered

  17. Concept of Operation

  18. Extended Operation • Note the anti-drill bearing in the cylinder

  19. Highlighted

  20. Decoder Chart

  21. Cost Summary • KW1 Blank = 1.50 • Sewing Needles = 1.50 • Aluminum Shims = free • Superglue/Epoxy = free if you have it, if not $2 at a dollar store • Total cost = 5.00

  22. What that $5 buys • This works on all of the smartseries locks • Each one has the same cylinder design • Subdermal fingerprint readers and numbered keypads make no difference if you can decode the manual override.

  23. (Demos available)‏ bloomingtonfools.org Thanks

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