Just recently my attention was drawn to padlock bypass techniques. It makes me sad and angry how commonly used padlocks are susceptible to simple attacks, like shimming or core bypassing with a hook. I couldn’t believe that “quality” manufacturer like Abus, Burg Wächter and alike ignore these problems and still produce locks with these flaws. To see my beloved Abus 72/40 easily bypassed with a simple hook was most disturbingly for me. Also that Abus does not offer these anti-bypass plates is a shame. I contacted ABUS about it but the correspondence is still ongoing. I will post the final result of the conversation on twitter twitter.com/potti314 I believe that it all comes down to the lock companies profit by preserving their manufacturing processes, saving as much money on components as possible and just ignoring problems.
I believe such a shield could be made easily from sheet metal. These anti-bypass plates are a commonly available as add-on to the American padlocks that have the same problem. But ABUS does not offer these 10 cent items.
Hopefully you can get the problem dealt with or at least a process that leads to the fix. Sadly, the Master lock is the most commonly used here and they them at every Walmart and they are most often the case of an issue with the ability to bypass them to open. However, master has a great weather resistance and the bodies aren't that bad but a padlock is nothing without a secure core and actuator blockage system. Thanks for sharing this with us bud! Keep up the good work!
Thank you @The Avid Picker Yes we hear lot's of bad stories about Master locks but as you have seen also Abus and Burg Wächter isn't any better in the low/mid price range. If you can shim open a lock or turn the actuator with a hook you loose all confidence to the locks, even if these attacks might be rare.
What a great video on bypasses for german locks :D There unfortunently are not that many channels which go into detail on how to defeat the common burgwächter and what flaws their padlocka have. I am unimaginably happy to have found this channel :]
Great to see a lockpicking channel from Europe/Germany. Don't get me weong: I love the stuff bosnianbill and LPL put out there, but since I live in Germany myself I care a lot more about DOM, BKS and ABUS then I do about Schlage. It's nice to have some content from the area where I try to apply my knowledge
I'm a man of _many_ hobbies/interests, and one of them is gaming. Bypassing/picking locks reminds me of hacking game consoles in that the manufacturer touts their products impervious but then the community always finds a way to prove them wrong. It's a fun, endless cat and mouse game.
I am in contact with Abus but I have the feeling that they try to ignore the problem. I will post the final result of my conversation with them on my twitter account twitter.com/potti314. By the way, great to see you around again buddy :-)
Very good explanation on the Potti Engineering Channel!😁👍🏽The only thing I have to mention is the way you pronounce ball bearing to ball bearian. I think I've heard it before & made me giggle.😁 Keep up the good work my friend.👍🏽😊🍺
Haha, thank you buddy :-) I know that I have problems with that word to pronounce correctly - will rehearse the correct pronunciation next time before making a video ;-)
Actually, Abus -did- attempt to fix that weakness. They put a thin metal plate at the back of the keyway, so that you can't access with the abus bypass driver. However, you can still overcome that by using a sharp tool to punch a hole through that plate, and then you put your bypass driver through the hole you created, and turn to unlock as before.
Canada, but in USA, they have that anti-bypass plate. I don't know why they haven't release that everywhere, it seems foolish, and also insulting to their customers.
Yes, insulting is the right word. I had an email correspondence with ABUS and they said that they cannot believe that it's so easy to bypass and they wanted to see it. I sent them a video and since then didn't get a reply. Can you point me to a website where these plates are sold for the Abus 72/40? Thank you.
They don't sell the plates, they just sell new locks, and left all the old ones vulnerable to the bypass. This link says that it was 10 years ago that Peterson created his bypass tool, and although I don't know when it was written, I know it wasn't this year, but even if it was, that's a decade ago, and for them to claim they had no idea that there's been a bypass tool that circumvents their lock, being sold for a decade or more, by every single lock pick supply company out there, is a lie. lock-lab.com/locklab-university/tricks-bypasses/
Sometimes I think, why not building a padlock.where the core has absolutely nothing to do with unlockimg but only ist to fool all,who try to pick, rake or whiggle the core open, using electro-pick or bump-keys and than end up with a turning core. And the only and right way is one of the shown bypass methods. Maybe by inserting the bypass tool (wire) through the drain hole. It would be funny, to fool LPL
@@Potti314 I think, such a hidden bypass lock could have a much higher security level, than regular ones, because most options to open aren't there. It should be made with high quality machining, with low toleances. The Shakle should be a small amount thinner of thst portion, that goes into the lock body,to prevent shimming, and the core had to have avers tight and paracentric keyway. also had to have some undercuts and securety pins have to be used, that even a experienced lock picker would have some fun overe a longer time to pick this, Also the bidding have to be quite difficult high low, high low. And if he succeed, he will feel, that he will turn the core against a spring, but the lock won't open. Also, if he try to bypass the lock with a knive through the keyway, he will find some bypass protection knife, still not knowing, that this core ist totally useless and only catches his attension. The real way to open is instead a long piece of flexible wire, that you push in through a unsuspicious drain hole at the bottom, and than trough the full length of the hollow shakle until it pushes the real opening mechanism.
Just recently my attention was drawn to padlock bypass techniques. It makes me sad and angry how commonly used padlocks are susceptible to simple attacks, like shimming or core bypassing with a hook. I couldn’t believe that “quality” manufacturer like Abus, Burg Wächter and alike ignore these problems and still produce locks with these flaws.
To see my beloved Abus 72/40 easily bypassed with a simple hook was most disturbingly for me. Also that Abus does not offer these anti-bypass plates is a shame. I contacted ABUS about it but the correspondence is still ongoing. I will post the final result of the conversation on twitter twitter.com/potti314
I believe that it all comes down to the lock companies profit by preserving their manufacturing processes, saving as much money on components as possible and just ignoring problems.
Potti314 , I have the same Abus lock. Maybe a shield could be made and installed 😎
I believe such a shield could be made easily from sheet metal. These anti-bypass plates are a commonly available as add-on to the American padlocks that have the same problem. But ABUS does not offer these 10 cent items.
Hopefully you can get the problem dealt with or at least a process that leads to the fix. Sadly, the Master lock is the most commonly used here and they them at every Walmart and they are most often the case of an issue with the ability to bypass them to open. However, master has a great weather resistance and the bodies aren't that bad but a padlock is nothing without a secure core and actuator blockage system. Thanks for sharing this with us bud! Keep up the good work!
Thank you @The Avid Picker Yes we hear lot's of bad stories about Master locks but as you have seen also Abus and Burg Wächter isn't any better in the low/mid price range. If you can shim open a lock or turn the actuator with a hook you loose all confidence to the locks, even if these attacks might be rare.
Potti314 I agree 100%
What a great video on bypasses for german locks :D
There unfortunently are not that many channels which go into detail on how to defeat the common burgwächter and what flaws their padlocka have.
I am unimaginably happy to have found this channel :]
Great to see a lockpicking channel from Europe/Germany. Don't get me weong: I love the stuff bosnianbill and LPL put out there, but since I live in Germany myself I care a lot more about DOM, BKS and ABUS then I do about Schlage. It's nice to have some content from the area where I try to apply my knowledge
Thanks a lot for the motivating feedback. I think we do have great locks that are worth exploring and dissecting ;-) Are you picking yourself?
@@Potti314 I started about a year ago, but mostly I am amassing picks and locks I cannot open yet x-)
I'm a man of _many_ hobbies/interests, and one of them is gaming. Bypassing/picking locks reminds me of hacking game consoles in that the manufacturer touts their products impervious but then the community always finds a way to prove them wrong. It's a fun, endless cat and mouse game.
Great to see your videos and learn
Glad you like them.
Wow, the ABUS really kind of shocked me. Thanks for showing.
Me too, that's not nice, 'cause I really like(d) this lock.
Very good info !!!
Thanks for sharing this video 👍🏻
Thank you - it was a big surprise for me the first time I saw these methods. So I wanted to share it, too.
Any tips to make good shims?
Very interesting techniques my friend, another great vid to add to my favorites, thanks for sharing ;o))
Thanks a lot my friend - happy that you like it :-)
I feel myself like needing such a bypass tool, to try all the ABUS and Burg Wächter padlocks, in my near Supermarket.
Stay legal buddy ;-)
@@Potti314 Try before buy ;-)
Great video my friend and cool info😊😊👍👍😎😎
Thank you :-)
I hope Abus take note and make the simple and cheap alterations required to make their locks better 🤔🤔✊️😘😘😎
I am in contact with Abus but I have the feeling that they try to ignore the problem. I will post the final result of my conversation with them on my twitter account twitter.com/potti314. By the way, great to see you around again buddy :-)
Great video!
Thank you :-)
thanks for the good info, and thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching buddy :-)
Very nice video my friend.
Thank you - glad you liked it.
Very good explanation on the Potti Engineering Channel!😁👍🏽The only thing I have to mention is the way you pronounce ball bearing to ball bearian. I think I've heard it before & made me giggle.😁 Keep up the good work my friend.👍🏽😊🍺
Haha, thank you buddy :-) I know that I have problems with that word to pronounce correctly - will rehearse the correct pronunciation next time before making a video ;-)
Actually, Abus -did- attempt to fix that weakness. They put a thin metal plate at the back of the keyway, so that you can't access with the abus bypass driver. However, you can still overcome that by using a sharp tool to punch a hole through that plate, and then you put your bypass driver through the hole you created, and turn to unlock as before.
Here in Germany they still sell the 72/40 without an anti-bypass plate. Abus seems to ignore this problem here. Where are you living - Japan / USA?
Canada, but in USA, they have that anti-bypass plate. I don't know why they haven't release that everywhere, it seems foolish, and also insulting to their customers.
Yes, insulting is the right word. I had an email correspondence with ABUS and they said that they cannot believe that it's so easy to bypass and they wanted to see it. I sent them a video and since then didn't get a reply. Can you point me to a website where these plates are sold for the Abus 72/40? Thank you.
They don't sell the plates, they just sell new locks, and left all the old ones vulnerable to the bypass.
This link says that it was 10 years ago that Peterson created his bypass tool, and although I don't know when it was written, I know it wasn't this year, but even if it was, that's a decade ago, and for them to claim they had no idea that there's been a bypass tool that circumvents their lock, being sold for a decade or more, by every single lock pick supply company out there, is a lie.
lock-lab.com/locklab-university/tricks-bypasses/
Sometimes I think, why not building a padlock.where the core has absolutely nothing to do with unlockimg but only ist to fool all,who try to pick, rake or whiggle the core open, using electro-pick or bump-keys and than end up with a turning core. And the only and right way is one of the shown bypass methods. Maybe by inserting the bypass tool (wire) through the drain hole. It would be funny, to fool LPL
Yes, please do that and fool LPL - that would be a lot of fun :-)
@@Potti314 I think, such a hidden bypass lock could have a much higher security level, than regular ones, because most options to open aren't there. It should be made with high quality machining, with low toleances. The Shakle should be a small amount thinner of thst portion, that goes into the lock body,to prevent shimming, and the core had to have avers tight and paracentric keyway. also had to have some undercuts and securety pins have to be used, that even a experienced lock picker would have some fun overe a longer time to pick this, Also the bidding have to be quite difficult high low, high low. And if he succeed, he will feel, that he will turn the core against a spring, but the lock won't open.
Also, if he try to bypass the lock with a knive through the keyway, he will find some bypass protection knife, still not knowing, that this core ist totally useless and only catches his attension.
The real way to open is instead a long piece of flexible wire, that you push in through a unsuspicious drain hole at the bottom, and than trough the full length of the hollow shakle until it pushes the real opening mechanism.