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THE MEDECO® m3: A DETAILED ANALYSIS REGARDING POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITIES INVOLVING KEY CONTROL, BYPASS OF THE M3 SLIDER AND DEFEAT OF THE DEADBOLT HARDWARE.

 

Parts 1 and 2  of a six-part series is now available at in.security.org. Part 1 provides a detailed look at the Medeco m3 technology and why we believe that its key control attributes may create a significant security vulnerability for high value and critical targets. Part 2 describes the design deficiencies in the single-cylinder deadbolt hardware for the m3 and certain Biaxial keyways. 

The information is part of the High Security Supplement to the new edition of LSS+ which will be released later this year. The detailed report is restricted to locksmiths, law enforcement, government agencies and security professionals. 

Medeco® is a registered trademark of Medeco Security Locks, Inc.

The Sidebar: A new blog is announced for Security.org.

We are pleased to announce a new blog called The Sidebar at in.security.org that will focus on the best and worst in security hardware design and related issues. We will profile both security enhancements and vulnerabilities in locks, safes and related hardware as well as potential legal issues. On this site we will analyze products that are primarily relied upon by the consumer and commercial sectors for security but which may actually place their users at risk, especially those that carry UL, BHMA and ANSI ratings but may not perform to certification criteria. Government entities will be interested in the materials relating to high security locks that will be posted as part of the high security supplement that is being released with the new edition of LSS+.

Personal comments regarding current legal, technical, and logistical issues will also be presented by Marc Tobias as well as guest experts.. A preview of new material included in the latest edition of LSS+ will also be presented.

This is the place to let others know about deficient and defective designs in products and your experience with regard to security issues. The blog may also be access at thesidebar.org.

Security.Org contains data about locks, safes, and bypass tools, and is the supplement to the second edition of Locks, Safes, and Security: An International Police Reference, published by Charles C. Thomas Publishers.

The site provides detailed information to law enforcement and government agencies, security professionals, locksmiths, and safe and vault technicians regarding the security and bypass of locks and safes throughout the world. Sophisticated search tools allow the retrieval of text, images and video materials pertaining to high security locks, bypass tools and techniques, as well as comprehensive reference information about locking mechanisms.

Locks, Safes, and Security is a treatise on the history, technology and bypass of locks and safes. It provides extremely detailed information for security and law enforcement professionals. The book may be previewed on-line. 

LSS+ is the ELECTRONIC INFOBASE edition of Locks, Safes, and Security. It was released in July, 2002, and is comprised of ten volumes (GOVERNMENT VERSION) that contain 4000 new images, enhanced graphics, and approximately forty hours of audio and video.  There are four books contained within the INFOBASE, including two treatises on locks and safes that were written at the height of the industrial revolution in England. Version 5.0, containing new materials, was released in July, 2004. See the on-line tour for updates to Version 5.0. Version 5.1 is expected to be released July. 2007, and a special D.A.M.E. (Defenses Against Methods of Entry) two volume supplement (LSS501, LSS502) in conjunction with the DAME course taught by Harry Sher was released in July, 2005. Additional materials in the D.A.M.E. series will also be released in July, 2007.

LSS+ utilizes a sophisticated search engine to instantly access the information contained within the INFOBASE.  There are three security levels: PUBLIC, LOCKSMITH, and GOVERNMENT. Many chapters of the book have been expanded with text, graphics, and multimedia.

A PREVIEW version of LSS+ is available to locksmiths, security professionals, and government agencies. If you wish to order a copy, please e-mail lss@security.org and provide your user name that you received from security.org. If you have not registered, please do so and request a copy of LSS+ by separate e-mail. See the on-line tour for security requirements to preview Version 5.0.

Reviews of Locks, Safes, and Security, and LSS+ 

Information contained within this site may be quickly accessed through the link icons at the top of the screen. SEARCH tools, relating to locks, safes, and bypass tools, have been preformatted, and are organized by desired search result. LSS BOOK provides information about Locks, Safes, and Security. Search tools allow an on-line search of the book by its index entries, or by key word. SECURITY provides access to alerts, reports, and hyperlinks to sites of interest. BYPASS TOOLS offers information about three manufacturers and vendors of tools for the bypass of locks. LSS-CD contains an on-line tutorial about LSS+, as well as order forms and registration information. 

We hope this site assists you. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.