What if an aspiring lockpicker or criminal has neither a 3D printer nor the requisite know-how? Theoretically, they can order their ‘bump’ key from 3D printing services like Shapeways or i.Materialise. 3-D printed bump keys are cheap and reliable. Both Weyers and Holler claim that they aren’t trying to teach thieves how to break and enter, but rather warn lock makers that traditional lock-security is no longer secure. The complex key profiles upon which locksmiths have long relied is, “a kind of false sense of security,” according to Holler, “If a protected profile is your only protection, you should be aware that’s no longer enough. Weyers said that lock makers should be producing more modern locks with electronic or unprintable parts, “The sky isn’t falling, but the world changes and now people can make stuff using 3D Printing. Lock manufacturers know how to make a locks bump-resistant. And they had better.” There are no plans to publicly release the Photobump software.
What if an aspiring lockpicker or criminal has neither a 3D printer nor the requisite know-how? Theoretically, they can order their ‘bump’ key from 3D printing services like Shapeways or i.Materialise. 3-D printed bump keys are cheap and reliable. Both Weyers and Holler claim that they aren’t trying to teach thieves how to break and enter, but rather warn lock makers that traditional lock-security is no longer secure. The complex key profiles upon which locksmiths have long relied is, “a kind of false sense of security,” according to Holler, “If a protected profile is your only protection, you should be aware that’s no longer enough. Weyers said that lock makers should be producing more modern locks with electronic or unprintable parts, “The sky isn’t falling, but the world changes and now people can make stuff using 3D Printing. Lock manufacturers know how to make a locks bump-resistant. And they had better.” There are no plans to publicly release the Photobump software.