Thisisthelockpickinglawyer, and I havelongadvocatedfortruthinlabelingwhenitcomestosecurityproducts, butunfortunately, it's something I rarelysee.
So I liketogooutofmywaytocomplimentcompaniesthatareupfrontwithconsumersaboutthequalityoftheproductstheysell.
Thatbringsmetotoday's featuredproduct, a fingerprinthandgunsafemadeby a companycalledKaKaGu.
Andwhile I doubtitwasintentional, itisanaptdescriptionofthissafe.
Yousee, theymade a seriousmistakeindesignthat's ascommonasitisegregious.
Theyfailedtoprotecttheinternalbuttonthatallowsustoprogram a newauthorizedfingerprint.
Andunfortunately, allyouneedtoexploittheflawis a fork.
Letmeshowyouhowthat's done.
Firstnotethatmyleftindexfingerisnotauthorized.
Thenwecanjustslipthisforkinbetweenthelidandthebodyofthesafe, slidebacktowherethatbuttonisNowwecanprogramthisfinger, andwenowhave a newauthorizedfingerprint.
Folks, itshouldgowithoutsayingthat I seethisas a significantdesignflaw, but I'm notsurethere's anything I cansayaboutthisthatisn't summeduprightonthetopofthebox.