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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Best locks
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.083335.14959@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <Yf3gBJu00iV384=Wwp@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 08:33:35 GMT
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- jd4o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joseph Demasi) writes:
- :
- : Also, I have a question concering master keys. Are there separate shear
- : lines for a master key and a normal key? If not, could someone inform
- : me as to how a master key works.
-
- Your conjecture is correct. Master keys have separate pins, so each
- position in the lock has two or more shear lines. It makes the lock
- less secure. However, by using mushroom, barrel or similar pins, the
- lock will still be very difficult to pick.
-
- Bill
-