THE VIDEO SHELF · elevator security
Elevator Hacking: From the Pit to the Penthouse
Deviant Ollam's two-hour conference talk explains how elevators work, from the pit and buffers to the car top, controller logic and access-control features. It shows how this knowledge can be used for optimization and for bypassing building security.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters call it an absorbing, entertaining deep dive on elevator security and the go-to link whenever elevators come up.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- DeviantOllam
- Topic
- elevator security
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 9
- HN mentions in dataset
- 13
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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And watch this[0] entire (super entertaining) talk from Hope X about elevator security. You get a pretty good feal for how the safety measures work after watching it. [0] [VIDEO]
_asummers on Hacker News · 2016-04
In Mosh: the mobile shellYes. That's the shorter censored versoion. I recommend the full 2 hour version, with all the secrets: [VIDEO] My second favourite talk: You spent all that money and your still got owned: [LINK] I even watch these again and again.
unixhero on Hacker News · 2018-07
In Ask HN: What talks or videos do you suggest to watch on a long flight?Deviant Ollam does another talk with elevator consultant Howard Payne just about elevator security which is fantastic. It's very similar to this one, but goes deeper into the single subject. There are a few versions on YouTube of various lengths, but here's the 2 hour …
thejenk on Hacker News · 2019-06
In I'll Let Myself In: Tactics of Physical Pen Testers (2017) [video]
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