Lock bumping

A typical bump key

Lock bumping is a lock picking technique for opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially crafted bump key, rapping key or 999 key.[1] A bump key must correspond to the target lock in order to function correctly.[2]

  1. ^ Graham Pulford (October 17, 2007). High-Security Mechanical Locks: An Encyclopedic Reference. Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-08-055586-7.
  2. ^ "Consumer Reports Magazine". www.consumerreports.org.