The Document Which Used To Be Called The MIT Guide to Lock Picking
This is the classic hacker text on how many locks work and how to pick them. This was apparently published by a student at MIT in 1991, but MIT requested that their name be removed from the title.
- Link (via reddit)
- Alternate link
- Here is the response from the MIT Hacking community after this document was released
- MIT Gallery of Hacks
November 8th, 2006 at 22:55
[...] This is a visual guide to lock picking in comic book format. This guide is easier to read than the classic MIT Guide to Lock Picking. Locksport International is proud to provide a simple, visual guide to lock picking. It is our hope that beginners will find this useful in learning the basic skills of picking pin tumbler locks. [...]