(018) Master Lock 410 LOTO padlock picked
Channel: Nite 0wl
Date: 2014-07-22

Just back from the Hope X conference and we are back to picking for the camera. Today is the Master Lock model 410 Lockout/Tag Out (LOTO) padlock. LOTO locks are intended to prevent accidental activation of industrial equipment or other dangerous electrical/mechanical systems during maintenance so they aren't particularly robust against physical attacks (plastic shells don't do much against hammers and such). Despite the intended low security usage the design is both bypass and pick resistant, a key-retaining actuator and ball-bearing locking mechanism prevents most non destructive bypass techniques and the six pin cylinder has a simple paracentric keyway stocked with spool pins all of which make it much more resistant to NDE techniques compared to Master Locks common padlocks intended for actual security roles.