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Samy Kamkar's OpenSesame: Quick Garage Door Access Method

Calendar Jun 08, 2015 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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access control attack technique security researcher garage door security code bypass open sesame
It may be time to upgrade your garage door opener. Security researcher Samy Kamkar has developed a new technique that enables him to open almost any garage door that uses a fixed code

The attack Kamkar devised, known as OpenSesame, reduces the amount of time it takes to guess the fixed code for a garage door from several minutes down to less than 10 seconds.

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