TSA LOCKS (and why they are insecure)
Hey,
I got gifted a suitcase on my birthday. Unfortunately it had a tsa lock. Short explaination on what tsa is:
TSA stands for Transportation Security Administration. It's a commercial codelock combined with a keylock.
The keylock is meant for security authorities on the airport who can open your suitcase without damaging it.
This is meant to be an advantage.
However, the disadvantages are, as you may have expected, huge. Yep exactly. What you see are TSA keys.
And they are not even from security authorities. NO! They are 3D printed from a guy who has a 3D printer or created them on a company for a few cents! This means everyone with a 3D printer or who is willing to pay a few cents to a 3D printing company can create the same keys which open your suitcase!
Scary, isnt it?
If you think "i have nothing to hide", i absolutely agree.
But would you feel comfy with the fact that your codelock on your suitcase is completely useless? I wouldnt.
If they want me to open my suitcase, i'll do it but then i can see what they do to my stuff and thats important for me.
So i now have this thing which is completely useless.
Well, not completely.
There you can see the codelock in the middle.
On the left side there are the springs which keep the zipper in place.
On the right side you see the hated tsa keylock.
So, what did i do?
Well, i pulled out the tsa lock and saw 3 plates that have been kept in place with springs.
I just rotated the middle plate 180° so you can't move it anymore. Now the keylock is completely useless unless you want to destroy the suitcase.
The 'tsa lock' is yet more useful. If someone wants to apply his tsa key he might break it
Not kowing this is a modded lock.
So i can safely travel without having to worry about my suitcase.
Cheers,
Xeno
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