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cushyesterday at 4:16 PM1 replyview on HN

> Imagine something like industrial espionage..

This isn’t the movies. 99% of the time people need their own lock picked because they lost they key


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Edman274yesterday at 4:21 PM

People don't buy locks so that they can lose their keys and require the lock to be picked. They buy locks to secure access to items or places. The parent I was replying to is saying that locks aren't security because a sledgehammer breaks them. I argue that a sledgehammer is only important for certain threat models. I am quite aware that most lock picking is for lost keys. However, I am describing threat models for which locks are important security. Do you understand?

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