# Anarchy: Lockpicking

One of the more interesting examples presented about the "Hacker Ethic" is that of not allowing locked doors to get in the way of using new technology or discovering new things. The legend holds that at MIT, if a professor added a lock to his office to stop hackers from using a computer, they would crawl into the ceiling tiles and leave a note on the chair saying "Please don't lock your door." This eventually progressed to the general tunnel exploring that MIT provided, and how generations of students would pass along the knowledge they had recieved, to those who, in their view, were ready to recieve it. Of course, this whole idea got blown out when the MIT Guide to Lockpicking became generally available.

So Lockpicking has this rather odd Symbiosis with computers in some circles, and you can find examples of that below.

Filename | Size | Description of the Textfile
217.txt | 2250 | Opening Combo Locks, by V.T. and Exodus
anar39.txt | 3212 | Lock Picking, by Black Cobra
cardpick.txt | 2459 | Very Simple Lockpicking, by Morbid Angel of MAIM
cmbkeyrl | 8864 | The RL Masterkey File by the Gypsy
combkey.txt | 9698 | Renegade Legion's Masterkeying File by The Gypsy of Eastern Renegade Legion (Summer 1988)
combkeym.txt | 8935 | Renegade Legion's Masterkeying File by The Gypsy of Eastern Renegade Legion (Summer 1988)
combolocks.txt | 2253 | Opening Combo Locks by Exodus and V.T.
combos.ana | 4170 | Picking Combination Locks, by The Byte Byter
drillloc | 1044 | How to Drill a Pin Tumbler Lock
drillpik.ana | 961 | How to Drill a Pin Tumbler Lock
faq-locksmithing | 31044 | FAQ: Locksmithing, by Joe Ilacqua (May 22, 1995)
get-text.txt | 14303 | A number of different Lock Picking files, combined.
hiseclox.txt | 53204 | A Catalogue of High Security Locks Version 1.00 by Graham Pulford (April 27, 1994)
hotelock.txt | 3480 | Electronic Hotel Card Locks
inform-5.ana | 24251 | Simplex 5-button combination locks, by Hobbit
inform5.txt | 24121 | Simplex 5-Button Combination Locks: *Hobbit*'s In-Depth Evaluation
lckpik.txt | 3941 | Lock Picking by Black Cobra
lock2.txt | 5482 | The Burglar Handbook: Lock Picking Techniques, by The Ninja Warrior
lock3.txt | 5502 | Burglar Handbook: Lock Picking Techniques Part II by The Ninja Warrior
lockers.bar | 3199 | Some School Locker Fun (Weeeee!)
lockimpr.txt | 1353 | Lock Opening by Impressioning from The Druid
lockpi1.ana | 3784 | Lock Picking by Nightwing
lockpi2.ana | 3507 | Lock Picking by Black Cobra
lockpic_.txt | 11278 | Lock Picking, by Darc Deathe
lockpick | 4204 | Lock Picking by The Punisher
lockpick.ana | 6678 | Lock Picking, by Darc Deathe
lockpick.fun | 1786 | Incomplete file on 'picking' Master combination locks
lockpick.hac | 5488 | Miracle Lockpicking (Overview of Modern Techniques)
lockpick.shit | 25966 | FAQ: Alt.Locksmithing, by Joe Ilacqua (February 3, 1993)
lockpick.txt | 3840 | Lock Picking, from Sherwood Forest, by Viyld
lockpickin.txt | 10379 | The Ninja Warrior Presents Room Entry and Lockpicking Techniques
lockpicking.ana | 6319 | Lockpicking: The Art of Opening Things, by Scan Man
lockpik2.txt | 3706 | Lock picking by Black Cobra
locksci.txt | 21069 | The Science of Picking Locks and the Science of Opening Safes, both by Eric the Red
lockshop.hac | 8994 | The Lockshop Tutorial by The Suicide King
locksmit | 24392 | alt.locksmithing answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 4 Jan 93
locksmit.txt | 21511 | The FAQ File for alt.locksmithing, 6/16/92
lps.hac | 10328 | The Arts of Lockpicking
master.txt | 12874 | Mastering the Masterlock by The Gypsy of Dead On Arrival
master1.hac | 8121 | Mastering the Masterlock, by Gypsy
master2.hac | 3508 | Opening Master Locks, by Mach Three
master3.ana | 1479 | How to pick Master Locks
master3.hac | 1659 | How to Pick Master Locks
masterlk.txt | 5260 | Master Combination Locks, by TC Publications (April 29, 1991)
masters.ana | 1232 | Today's tutorial will be how to pick Master combination locks!
mastlock.txt | 9440 | Mastering the Masterlock by Gypsy and Dead on Arrival
mism24.hac | 3584 | Lock Picking by Nightwing
mitguide.txt | 60659 | The MIT Guide to Lockpicking by Ted the Tool 9February 14, 1992)
newpick1.txt | 18683 | Lockpicking Manual Chapter 1: Warded Locks by Saturday Knight 1989
opencars.ana | 3610 | Automotive Locking Systems
opencars.txt | 3712 | Automotive Locking Systems Information
picker.ana | 2950 | Lockpicking Tutorial by Nightwing
picklock.ana | 15034 | Picking Combination Locks, by the Byte Byter
picklock.hac | 1339 | How to Pick Master Combination Locks
picklock.nph | 58264 | Opening Locked Objects by Nocturnal Phoenix
plt2.txt | 13863 | How to make Professional Lock Tools
safepick.hac | 4752 | Opening Safes via the Sound Method, by Nick Fury
safepick.txt | 5587 | Opening Safes, from the Big Brother Game, transcribed by Nick Fury
safesci.hac | 10123 | The Science of Opening Safes, by Eric the Red
sanchain.hac | 5032 | Chain Lock Picking Device, by Neutron Skydiver
sanchain.txt | 5345 | Chain lock Picking Device, by Neutron Skydiver of SANctuary
sanlock.txt | 74274 | The Art of Lockpicking: An Introduction Version 1.0
sanlock1.san | 33618 | The Art of Lockpicking by Havok Halcyon
sanlock1.txt | 33571 | The Art of Lockpicking Issue 1.0 by Havok Halcyon
sanlock2san.ana | 33436 | The Art of Lockpicking Volume 2 (Compilation)
sanlock2san.hac | 33480 | The Art of Lockpicking Volume 2 by Havok Halcyon
sanlock3.san | 13367 | The Art of Lockpicking by Havok Halcyon Chapter 3
sanlock3.txt | 13320 | The Lockpicking Series by Havok Halcyon, Part III
scilock.txt | 19790 | The Science of Picking Locks by Eric The Red
scrtlock.txt | 55026 | Secrets of Lock Picking, by Steven Hampton 1987
shimming.ana | 3590 | Shimming Doors (Or, don't Bother with that Lock!)
simplelockpick.txt | 1919 | How To Pick Those Simple Locks On People's Bags At The Airports by Ian (January 4, 1999)
simplex.doc | 2980 | The Simplex Lock Crack, v1.01, June 1993
simplex.loc | 23601 | Simplex 5-Button Combination Locks: *Hobbit*'s In-Depth Evaluation
simplex.rdt | 23614 | Simplex Locks, an Illusion of Security from Scott Skinner
simplex.txt | 24664 | Simplex Locks: An Illusion of Security by Scott Skinner and Emmanuel Goldstein and Magic Man
simplexi.txt | 48365 | Simplex Locks: An Illusion of Security by Scott Skinner and Emmanuel Goldstein and Magic Man
thief.txt | 6051 | The Thieves' Handbook: Lockpicks
wardlock.txt | 3102 | The Warded Lock: An Overview

There are 79 files for a total of 1,090,833 bytes.

A lot of these files are doubled; I found it very hard, looking at two similar but differently mangled files, which one should be the "canonical" one. So, I often include both.