Not long ago, CCTV exposed the news that the small black box opened the smart lock. In fact, it is already "old news" for people like me who are exposed to smart lock news every day. It is clearly mentioned in the news that among the 40 smart locks tested, only 6 smart locks can be opened by the black box, and only 15% of the smart locks are recruited. However, this kind of news has attracted the attention of many people and mistakenly believes that smart locks are not safe enough.
"Little Black Box" related news (Source: cctv.)
Although the author has written many times, there is no need to worry too much about the safety of the black box. However, since this news has been mentioned again, and many people are worried about similar problems, let me teach you how to avoid buying smart locks that will be captured by small black boxes. Let you feel more at ease when shopping.
Choose a style that will be released later.
The news that the "little black box" can open smart locks has attracted attention once last year. At that time, a certain number of smart locks would be captured by the "little black box". However, after all, the news has passed for some time, and unfortunately, the smart lock manufacturers have introduced new smart locks to make up for the shortcomings of their own products.
For people who just decided to buy smart locks, it is difficult to know whether a lock was recruited at that time. However, the author can tell you a time node: when the little black box news was exposed, the time was in late June of 2018. The new smart locks sold after this time point will be designed to avoid the security risks brought by the small black box.
However, after this method is screened, there are few smart locks that can be purchased, so this method can only be said to be a relatively safe one, not a better choice.
You can consider styles with high sales of big brands.
In fact, regarding the fact that the small black box can open the smart lock, the author’s attitude is always: this is a bug, and it should not appear. For electronic components, electromagnetic protection should be considered when designing. The news of "small black box" is the result of thoughtless design or cutting corners when manufacturing.
The author can’t guarantee that all smart locks of big brands are defect-free, but when buying smart locks of big brands, the risk will be much smaller or even negligible. Even if you are unlucky, perfect after-sales will make the subsequent problems easier to deal with.
You should also look at the buyer’s comments when purchasing. If a buyer happens to test the problem of the little black box, it is much more convincing than my analysis here. The bittersweet thing is that because small black boxes are not so easy to buy, there are not so many people with small black boxes in their hands, but it also means that the risks of small black boxes are far away from us. You know, my colleague once spent less than 50 yuan, and easily bought a tool to open the A-level mechanical lock on the e-commerce website.
Finally, you can look at the promotion of the business.
In this respect, I specifically refer to the smart locks sold online. For the smart locks sold online, if it is suspected of false propaganda, the problem is much more serious than the mistakes mentioned above. It can be said that it is a killer to protect yourself from the danger of small black boxes.
Offline smart lock sales can only rely on a salesman’s mouth, even if false propaganda is found, it is difficult to grasp strong evidence. The smart locks purchased by online e-commerce companies, after the "little black box" incident broke out, in order to better promote it, merchants will also carry out targeted publicity on the "little black box" in the publicity copy, so it is not only highly credible, but also can be used as evidence if it is pitted.
Write it at the back
In fact, more attention should be paid to the content at the back of the news than the little black box, for example, all the four face recognition smart locks detected can be opened by photos, and the information of NFC door-opening card is easy to be copied, etc. These hidden dangers are much more dangerous than the little black box and are more easily overlooked.
However, compared with the problem of facial recognition and door-opening card, the "black box" always has a certain mystery, and the black box can no longer be purchased through normal channels, so it is not easy for ordinary people to falsify it. Many people still hold a skeptical attitude towards the security of smart locks, which makes the "black box" a representative case that smart locks are not safe enough. Until now, quite a few people think that the black box can open "all" smart locks, but the "black box" can only be opened.
As the author said earlier, the problem of "black box" is a bug that should not appear and should not be over-interpreted. Its appearance does not mean that all smart locks have problems, nor should it be a fig leaf for smart locks’ defects. Through the black box, the public should be more aware of and accept the existence of smart locks, so that the public can accept more advanced and safe security methods.
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