This year expect more chaos, mayhem, and clever puzzles in the CTF hosted by our friendly hacker community. Challenges will include reverse engineering, cryptography, web app exploits, and more. The top ranked teams will win prizes!

Prizes sponsored by Pentester Lab and No Starch Press.

Welcome, prospective lockpicker! Ever wondered how locks work, how they’re picked, and what makes the difference between a good lock and a bad one?

We’ll be more than happy to show you! Come and join us from Oct 8th, in the Lockpicking Village channels on the ShellCon 2021 Discord server, where we’ll be giving our best tips to help beginners get into the wonderful world of locksport!

We highly recommend ordering some tools ahead of time, so that you can join in with the fun (although they’re not mandatory!). Check out our list of recommended retailers below, and try to find at least a “hook” and a “tensioner” so you can dive right in with us at Shellcon.

• Digby Lock and Tool (USA)
  • Hooks and Turning Tools https://digbylockandtool.com/collections/picks/products/spp-core-set
• Hooligan Keys (USA)
  • Hook https://www.hooligankeys.com/shop/Rytan-SLP-12-Slimline-Fullsize-Hook-p263374391
  • Turning Tool https://www.hooligankeys.com/shop/Rigid-Semi-Twist-Turning-Tool-p263277450
• Law Lock Tools (UK)
  • Hook https://www.lawlocktools.co.uk/products/valyrian-euro-short-hook-1-0-5mm
  • Turning Tools https://www.lawlocktools.co.uk/collections/tension-tools/products/z-bars-tension-wrench-pair
• Lockpick Web Winkel (NL)
  • Hook https://lockpickwebwinkel.nl/webwinkel/lockpick/southord-slimline-shallow-hook-lockpick-sls09/
  • Turning Tool https://lockpickwebwinkel.nl/webwinkel/tension-wrench/dubbelzijdige-tension-wrench-tw23/
• Multipick (DE)
  • Hook https://shop.multipick.com/en/lock-picking/single-picks/single-lock-picks/elite-hook-5-pick-pn31
  • Turning tool https://shop.multipick.com/en/opening--locksmith-tools/lock-picking--lock-manipulation/electric-picks--multipick-control/tension-tools/general-tension-tools/elite-tension-tool-03
• Sparrows Lock Picks (CA)
  • Hook https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/product_p/4.htm
  • Turning Tools https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/product_p/rt6wren.htm

If you would like to have a practice lock that allows you to easily change the pins without too much fuss, there are several options available from retailers.

• ABUS 83AL/40 Titalium Rekeyable Padlock
  • ABUS makes a padlock cylinder that has a “pinning window” for easy re-pinning.
    https://www.abus.com/eng/Guide/83-Padlock-Series/Pinning-Window
  • This padlock is sold ZERO BITTED so you will also need to get some key pins
    to put into it! (springs and drivers are already in it)
    https://www.clksupplies.com/products/abus-rekeyable-aluminum-padlock-sc1
• Sparrows Lock Picks “The Revolver”
  • https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/product_p/rev.htm
• TOOOL UK Yale 1109 reconfigurable 5 pin cylinder
  • https://toool.uk/yale-1109/