Do these things have a lockout if you try too many times? I don't know how it works in practice, but at 1 guess every two seconds: 5000 guesses = 10,000 seconds = 3 hours, easy to do in the middle of the night when nobody will see the attempting.
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My electric deadbolt lets me set a key up to 8 digits long, and after 3 failures it stops accepting input for one minute. It also lets me set/revoke multiple codes, so if I need to give someone temporary access I can.
aug 2, 2025, 4:50 pm • 1 0 • view
all I know right now is exactly 4 digits only
aug 2, 2025, 5:06 pm • 0 0 • view
Me: Can we use more than 4 digits? Landlord: Only 4 digits are possible. Worker: [installs lock, programs 4 digit code] Me: [looks lock up online, finds manual] Manual: Codes can be 4-8 digits.
aug 7, 2025, 6:49 pm • 3 0 • view
But on the other hand, apparently keypad has 1 minute lockout every 3 failed attempts. So 3,000 attempts would take 3,000 minutes = 50 hours, which I guess is tolerable.
aug 7, 2025, 6:53 pm • 1 0 • view
Brute-forcing an electronic lock is not the way. Many infos: duckduckgo.com?q=electronic...
aug 7, 2025, 7:46 pm • 1 0 • view
Fortunately(?) it's not a smart lock, it has no connection to hack.
aug 8, 2025, 1:59 am • 0 0 • view
That's good. Does it have a plug (hidden on the bottom) or any bluetooth features (possibly not mentioned by management)?
aug 8, 2025, 2:29 am • 1 0 • view
Fun fact, management told us literally nothing (except the 4 digit code). There's no visible model number, but I went to the website and matched it by appearance, and it's solely programmed through the keypad (and a "enable programming" button on the interior side), no connectivity at all.
aug 8, 2025, 2:59 am • 0 0 • view
In that situation I would probably websearch " lock hack" but I sure wouldn't do it from that building. There have just been so many e-lock hacks with surprising tricks. 🤷♀️
aug 8, 2025, 5:38 am • 1 0 • view
I mean, I guess 3 hours is plenty to break into a keyed lock too, but at least it requires "special" tools.
aug 2, 2025, 4:24 pm • 0 0 • view
To be fair, picking a lock with special tools is a lot more fun than typing 0000, 0001, 0002, etc for 3 hours. Although your point still stands.
aug 2, 2025, 6:56 pm • 0 0 • view
you think that's bad, for years the florida sunpass service where you had to store your credit card info to refill your tolls only used a 4 digit pin. thankfully they finally fixed it to take a real password.
aug 2, 2025, 5:48 pm • 1 0 • view
i wouldn't say easy but doable. i would fall asleep while attempting.
aug 7, 2025, 8:02 pm • 0 0 • view