THE VIDEO SHELF · physical security keys
Howard Payne & Deviant Ollam - This Key is Your Key, This Key is My Key
A HOPE conference talk by Howard Payne and Deviant Ollam on common keys, such as elevator and fire service keys, that open many buildings. It covers physical security weaknesses from shared key standards.
Why HN readers recommended it
Brought up in threads on elevators and locks as an engaging talk on common keys.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- DeviantOllam
- Topic
- physical security keys
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2021
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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I realise the thread is phone phreaking related and that was kind of the point of your post; but in the spirit of the talk below to think more outside the box... There's a pretty good chance in many cases you can just open the …
lathiat on Hacker News · 2017-09
In Evan Doorbell's Classic Phreaking TapesI've watched it twice before. I also recommend "This key is your key, this key is my key" [VIDEO] Deviant is a pentester focused on physical sec. Not just elevators.
IIAOPSW on Hacker News · 2018-11
In An elevator in a Chicago skyscraper fell 84 floors, requiring a dramatic rescueRelevant video discussing fire keys and other common keys: [VIDEO] And since this thread is about elevators, I have to also mention another video of theirs: [LINK]
wolrah on Hacker News · 2021-06
In Elevator Saga – An elevator programming game
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