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At the annual security conference in Las Vegas, Defcon 2016, @jmaxxz, Anthony Rose and Ben Ramsey introduced different ways how bluetooth smart locks can be hacked [we were a little disappointed to not be included as we always like to be challenged on our security].
To make it easy for everyone we’ve summarized the main reasons why these locks were compromised:
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Some features of the “uncrackable” smart locks:
Reading some of the comments in the Hackaday post suggests it will not take long till we see Bluetooth locks showing up in a CSI TV show. Let’s hope manufacturers will be more transparent with regards to their security standards and also communicate them to end users. In the end the strange thing about this whole discussion is that it’s not the lock that makes things secure, it’s the communication to and from the lock. Mechanics still work the same way they always did.
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