Master Lock 5423D “Realtor Key Box” Decoded and Explained

The theme of the week is NUMBERS! Today we talk about how this push button mechanical lock box works, we teach you how to decode / bypass it, and how to apply this numbers game to the field application of Tactical Lock Picking … as we sip booze from our adult sippy cups 😉

How it’s supposed to work

There is a portable box or a mountable box that both operate under the same normal procedures: Punch in your 4 Digit code using any input from 0-9 including # and *, (12 total buttons to choose from). The order of your input does not matter so if 1-2-3-4 opens your lock box then so will 4-3-2-1, 1-3-2-4, etc.

How We Decode It / Bypass It

Literally the same way that a forward-thinking 9 year old would decode it. Operate the “Open” lever with some moderate force then push all the buttons until it opens. That’s it. KISS.

Numbers / Field Application

In my opinion the MOST important thing to know before implementing a combination code lock as a security device is “How fast can someone brute force guess the code”? Now, in the video above we showed you how to DECODE it in about 10 seconds but I feel that it’s important to know what type of threat you are defending against. If you are defending yourself against a brute force attack then this lock is just a tiny step above the WORST 4-digit locks out there. The bottom of the barrel is a 3 or 4 digit code, chosen from 0-9, that can not repeat numbers and that the order doesn’t matter; that gives you 210 possible opening codes. THIS lock just added two digits making the selection go from 10 to 12, bringing us to 495 possible opening codes. Those tiny shitty airport luggage locks that are 3-digit combo dial locks at least have 1,000 possible entry codes – which would take you less than 15 minutes to brute force every single possible code.

Put some effort into your security, use your resources to find out how to defeat your own security, practice these skills so that if you have to help yourself or your loved ones you will know how to legally and morally exploit security.

Discord

Below is our link to our Discord channel “Insurgency Knitting Circle”. Join us to chat in real time with me and some of the other cohosts as well as members of the tactical and liberty community. Our community that shares and creates content and knowledge on an almost 24/7 schedule! A very positive place with lots of good people, and growing!

https://discord.gg/cDdPg5E

Closing

At Uncensored Tactical we drink, we use adult language and make adult jokes about tools, tactics, training, leadership, humor and much more. But don’t be fooled, this content is VERY serious, although presented loosely. In law enforcement and in military operations and in every day civilian security practice you may have to take a life. If we are going to talk about taking lives and risking our own lives I think it’s reasonable that we also are able to express ourselves freely and paint a picture with whatever language and style we choose.

Thanks so much for spending time checking out the content here, it means a lot to me. The best ways to support this project and the sharing of this information is to share this content with your friends that may also find value from this info. And to follow us here at the website and where I am the most active, Instagram @UncensoredTactical.

Feel free to drop us a line *HERE* with questions, comments, concerns, topics you’d like to see presented or anything else!

And if you have anything you’d like to come on the air to talk about to our audience please send me an email *HERE*!

Use smart tactics, always bring your humor, stay legal.

-Pat

Leave a Reply