You also need to know how a lock responds to picking. Chapters 3 and 5 present models which will help you understand a lock's response to picking. Figure 2.1 introduces the vocabulary of real locks. The key is inserted into the keyway of the plug . The protrusions on the side of the keyway are called wards .
Wards restrict the set of keys that can be inserted into the plug.
The plug is a cylinder which can rotate when the proper key is fully inserted. The non-rotating part of the lock is called the hull . The first pin touched by the key is called pin one. The remaining pins are numbered increasingly toward the read of the lock. The proper key lifts each pin pair until the gap between the key pin and the driver pin reaches the sheer line .