Wanna see how long lpl takes to pick this
he already failed to version 1 so far only 4 or 5 able to pick the original version.
Has the Bowley Lock Been Picked?
In short, yes!
Many of you have seen the handful of videos on YouTube of the Bowley lock being picked. To our knowledge there are four or five people so far who have successfully opened a Bowley Lock.
The very first person to successfully open a bowley lock with out the proper key was Michael Huebler (mh) using a foil impressioning attack. After his responsible disclosure to us, we used his feedback to improve the tolerances in the lock and Michael later confirmed that this vulnerability was solved in later production of the lock.
The first person to open it using picks was Chris Ahrens. He successfully made a four-part tool system that he was able to insert into the keyway and rotate around to access the pins. He was then able to manipulate one or two of the pins with each tool and unlock the lock.
The second person to open the lock using picks we are aware of is known as Priyer in the locksport community; he is well known for being one of the first people to open the Yuema 750 and Forever Lock. He had a similar strategy to Chris but his tool set consisted of a six-part tool in which he had an individual pick for each pin plus a tension tool.
The third person is known as Huxleypig in the locksport community and he is well known for being the foremost expert on disc detainer locks and I believe the only person to pick the Protec2. Huxleypig used an EPG tool with a tool he made to enter our keyway and successfully opened a lock. However the lock he had happened to have a key code that was very well suited to this attack and it is unlikely his tool would work on the majority of key codes out there.
The Lock Picking Lawyer tried the same attack on his lock and was unsuccessful.
