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About Lockwiki

This site is for education on and documentation of locks, safes, and related physical or digital security components. It is kindly hosted by Legion303.

What Lockwiki is

A resource for security professionals

Quickly finding information when in need is troublesome. Resources are scattered throughout the Internet, often in the form of message boards or e-mail lists that are difficult to search. This site aims to provide a centralized resource for security professionals to obtain accurate information about a wide variety of locking technologies.

A resource for beginners

Starting out in this field is complex because of the various technologies available. This site aims to provide a centralized resource for the development and study of budding security professionals.

An unbiased, full-disclosure website.

As a citizen it is unclear what lock technologies and brands actually provide security. All manufacturers represent their products as "high-security," but few stand up to professional attacks. This site includes unbiased information involving the security measures offered by various products and their effectiveness in the real world.

What Lockwiki is not

Lockwiki is not illegal

Lockpicking and safecracking are entirely legal under the right conditions. Please visit the Legal Issues section for more information.

Lockwiki is not a training ground for burglary, fraud, or espionage

Covert entry of any locking component takes skill and training. If you are looking for easy methods of entry for illegal purposes, you will not find them here. Many of the techniques discussed will take years of training and experience before they can be used effectively. Stick to crowbars.

Lockwiki is not a vehicle for advertising

This site is not a vehicle for promotion or advertising of commercial products or services. While we have minimal advertising to help with hosting costs, we do not allow the advertising of products or services on any Lockwiki pages, including personal and talk pages. Your personal information used to register with this site will not be distributed to anyone.

Lockwiki is not a forum or chatroom

Please do not abuse this site. Personal pages and talk pages should be used only when necessary. if you are looking for a forum to actively get help with learning, please visit Lockpicking101 instead.

Lockwiki History

Lockwiki was first created by Raccoon in 2004, however the server it was originally hosted on crashed and no backup was available. In 2008, Raccoon transferred control of the domain to datagram and the site was reborn.

Contact Us

Please use either User_talk:Datagram or User_talk:Legion303 if you need wiki administrative help.

If you want a private discussion, information on supporting the site, or any other non-wiki questions please email lockwiki@gmail.com.