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Information Leakage from Keypads
2009-07-02 12:09:30 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 

Can anyone guess the entry codes for these door locks?

digital lock security keypad

There are 10,000 possible four-digit codes, but you only have to try 24 on these keypads. The second is almost certainly guessable in one.