Engineering:Stealth Key
 The Stealth key and a transparent view below showing its internal mechanical security features | |
| Type | Mechanical security key |
|---|---|
| Inventor | Alejandro Ojeda |
| Inception | January 2017 at Intersec Dubai, UAE |
| Manufacturer | UrbanAlps AG |
| Website | www |
The Stealth Key, invented by Alejandro Ojeda, is a unique security key that utilizes 3D metal printing technology.[1] Unlike traditional keys, the mechanical security features of the Stealth Key are concealed within its design, making it challenging to duplicate.[2][3][4][5] The key's locking mechanism differs from conventional lock and key systems through use of levers instead of more common pin-tumbler locking systems.[1][vague]
History
The concept of the Stealth Key emerged as a response to the increasing accessibility of 3D printers and scanners in the consumer market around the early 2010s.[6] This rendered traditional key duplication methods and patent protection ineffective.[7] Consequently, individuals were able to duplicate security keys,[8][9][10] and companies even offered key duplication services using smartphone images.[11][12]
Manufacturing of keys
Unlike most keys, which are produced through key blank stamping and subsequent hole drilling,[13] the Stealth Key is manufactured by 3D printing a metal alloy into the desired key shape.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WO patent 2015051475
- ↑ "Diebe können heute Schlüssel einfach mit 3-D-Druckern kopieren" (in de-CH). az Aargauer Zeitung. 26 October 2015. http://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/wirtschaft/diebe-koennen-heute-schluessel-einfach-mit-3-d-druckern-kopieren-129675619. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Yusuf, Bulent (2017-04-17). "Stealth Key is a 3D Printed Security Key that Can't Be Copied" (in en). https://all3dp.com/stealth-key/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A 3D-printed key that can't be copied". The Economist. https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21720619-new-technology-high-security-locks-3d-printed-key-cant-be-copied. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Marc Kowalsky (2 December 2016). "Die kopiersicheren Schlüssel von UrbanAlps" (in de-CH). Bilanz. http://www.bilanz.ch/digital/die-kopiersicheren-schluessel-von-urbanalps-557792. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ "Print me a Stradivarius". The Economist. 10 February 2011. http://www.economist.com/node/18114327.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "MIT Students Release Program To 3D-Print High Security Keys". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/03/mit-students-release-program-to-3d-print-high-security-keys/#3c2ce8cf73dd. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "These 3-D Printed Skeleton Keys Can Pick High-Security Locks in Seconds". WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2014/08/3d-printed-bump-keys/. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "This App Lets Anyone 3-D Print 'Do-Not-Duplicate' Keys". WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2015/08/this-app-lets-anyone-3-d-print-do-not-duplicate-keys/. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "Lockpickers 3-D Print TSA Master Luggage Keys From Leaked Photos". WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2015/09/lockpickers-3-d-print-tsa-luggage-keys-leaked-photos/.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy. "The App I Used to Break Into My Neighbor's Home". WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2014/07/keyme-let-me-break-in/.
- ↑ Hiltzik, Michael (28 July 2014). "Finally! An app to turn the ordinary person into a criminal". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-finally-an-app-20140728-column.html.
- ↑ Pulford, Graham (2007). High-security mechanical locks : an encyclopedic reference. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 9780750684378.
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