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rebuilder 4 days ago

As someone living in a country where Abloy locks are used everywhere, I’m interested to hear what’s wrong with them

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privatelypublic 4 days ago | parent [-]

One of their digital lock designs had a rather cough Pleasing vulnerability. But other than that it's vendor lock-in (heh), and lack of availability in the US.

With most so called locksmiths being drillsmiths in the US, not being able to clone DD and dimple keys.

Puck one. Or maybe the OP is just bitter they can't pick it for their next "belt" after getting chuffed with themselves picking average american garbage.

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diftraku 4 days ago | parent [-]

> One of their digital lock designs had a rather cough Pleasing vulnerability.

I'm assuming you're referring to the VingCard vulnerability from 2018? (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43896360)

Digital locks aside, this is more applicable to any lock you buy and rely on (substitute US with your local region):

> lack of availability in the US

I wouldn't go out of my way to find something like Schlage here, when Abloy (Assa Abloy) locks are available in abundance with locksmiths able to duplicate usually all the key variants.

	▲	privatelypublic 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		No, there was a vending machine smart lock that if you hitachi'd it right it'd unlock. And, I phrased it wrong: most people expect to be able to walk into lowes and clone a key. And while it seems assa has been on a buying spree since I last looked at them, I do not associate them with anything you'd be able to find at big box store. When I think assa abloy I think "you better have the key card or you're SOL."
	▲	anilakar 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		As a European, most of the products mentioned in the linked article and this discussion are from brands I've never associated with Assa Abloy in the first place.