On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Doug Herr wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Zachariah Mully wrote:
>
>> There is a vulernability with many Kryptonite locks that allows them to
>> be opened with the end of a BIC pen.
>
>
> I was just forwarded this e-mail from Kryptonite. The upshot is
> that they just want us to buy more of their locks and they don't
> seem to think they need to do anything about these that we have
> which can be opened quickly with a pen.
>
> I plan to never buy their products again.
I did just call them and the customer service person does say
that they are still considering how to help their customers, so
there is still some chance they might do something for those with
the "bic locks". Not holding my breath, and even if they do
credit me in some way I doubt I will buy their products again.
> From: "Grumble"
> Date: September 16, 2004 8:25:19 AM PDT
> Subject: Re: flaw in kryptonite locks?
>
>
> We understand there are concerns regarding tubular cylinders used in some
> Kryptonite locks. The tubular cylinder, a standard industry-wide design,
> has been successfully used for more than 30 years in our products and other
> security applications without significant issues.
>
> The current Kryptonite locks based on a tubular cylinder design continue to
> present an effective deterrent to theft. As part of our continuing
> commitment to produce performance and improved security, Kryptonite has
> been developing a disc-style cylinder for some years. In 2000, Kryptonite
> introduced the disc-style cylinder in its premier line of products, the New
> York series. In 2002, Kryptonite began development of a new disc cylinder
> system for both its Evolution and KryptoLok product lines, which currently
> use the tubular cylinder design. These products are scheduled to be
> introduced in the next few weeks.
>
> We are accelerating the delivery of the new disc cylinder locks and we will
> communicate directly with our distributors, dealers and consumers within
> the coming days. The world just got tougher and so did our locks.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Sandy Salvatore
> Customer Service Rep.
> Kryptonite
>
>
>
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Doug Herr
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-Lujo
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