Locksmithing is the science and art of making and defeating locks. A lock is a mechanism that secures buildings, rooms, cabinets, or other storage facilities from theft by burglars. A key is usually used to open a lock. It is often said that "a lock keeps honest people honest."
Practitioners are called locksmiths. Locksmithing is one of the earliest forms of security engineering. Lock-picking was one of the first methods of cracking security systems.
The issue of full disclosure was first raised in the context of locksmithing.
Topics in locksmithing
Technical terms in locksmithing
- key blank
- bitting
- change key
- master keying
- shear line
- selective key system
- angularly bitted key
- maison key system
- total position progression
- rotating constant
- raking technique
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