Copy keys from photo

altis · 31-10-2008, 13:22

Security researchers have developed a technique for copying house keys using only a picture of a key.

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In one demo, the computers scientists took camera phone pictures of a residential key to pull out the information needed to create identical copies using image-recognition software. A second exercise featured the use of a 5in telephoto lens to take pictures of a key from 200 feet away.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10...y_duplication/

Bad news!!

Osem · 31-10-2008, 14:19

The moral of that story is to always keep your keys in your pocket...

**Kymmy** · 31-10-2008, 14:51

Well they might use a pic to copy my keys, but my organic burgular alarm is another matter

http://www.hugzzz.com/webpics/timber2.jpg

Horace · 31-10-2008, 15:35

Can you pick up Sky on that thing? (Sign of a true nerd when he notices the radio-telescope(?) in the background before the dog.)

Xaccers · 31-10-2008, 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horace

Can you pick up Sky on that thing? (Sign of a true nerd when he notices the radio-telescope(?) in the background before the dog.)

Glad I wasn't alone then