

This book is an ideal reference for penetration testers, security consultants, and IT security professionals as well as hackers. It comes with a DVD filled with indispensable lock picking videos and color photos. The text also describes the most common "alternative" designs of pin tumbler locks and summarizes the tools and techniques that can be effective against them. Guides and exercises demonstrate the use of basic lock-picking tools in order to manipulate and open these locks.

Everything from straightforward lock picking to quick-entry techniques like shimming, bumping, and bypassing are explained and shown. This instructional manual focuses on pin tumbler locks, the construction and function of which are illustrated with the aid of several diagrams. Whether the student will be hired at some point to penetrate security or simply trying to harden his or her own defenses, this book is essential. It covers the fundamentals of pin tumbler and wafer locks the basics of picking beginner and advanced training and quick entry techniques. The book combines both easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, and tutorials that will help security-conscious people learn how to open most of the locks they may encounter during auditing or assessment work. Practical Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Tester’s Training Guide introduces the reader to the basic principles of lock picking.
