Here's a fun little tip: You can open most Sentex key pad-access doors by typing in the following code:

***00000099#*

The first *** are to enter into the admin mode, 000000 (six zeroes) is the factory-default password, 99# opens the door, and * exits the admin mode (make sure you press this or the access box will be left in admin mode!)

I'm not sure how prevalent they are, but here in San Francisco, Sentex building access systems seem to be the most popular.

 


Comments

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 7:51:57 am

I love the concept of your header.

 

jim semtex

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 8:40:53 am

Dude wtf

 

Clint

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:01:22 am

@jim: what do you mean, WTF? As in, David was wrong to post this? As in, Sentex was wrong to provide this feature? Or, as in, companies using Sentex building access systems are wrong because they haven't removed default passwords? WTF indeed!

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:18:44 am

Wow, incredible header. Nice work. That is marvelous.

 

tom

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:24:17 am

@ Clint: it's a joke. Look at his username.

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:49:57 am

How about some tips for defeating a Bosch card swipe system. Those are what is popular round these parts.

 

susan deschain

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:22:31 pm

often #0909 works as well.

 

GA

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:31:27 pm

header is awesome

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 1:33:33 pm

Other people said it before me, but, OMG thats a nice header.

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 1:36:21 pm

i know i should be commenting the article. but i do love your header.

ps: my guard unit uses a sentex system. i will have to try this ;)

 

asdf

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 2:00:47 pm

Though the header isn't working for every browser... what a shame.

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 2:25:01 pm

Just wanted to say <3 the header! You're the man now dog.

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 2:43:25 pm

Handy trick, I'll have to try this out tomorrow.

P.S. Gotta put a howto up for the header, you'll def get some traffic :)

 

Clint

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 2:46:21 pm

@tom: i've been pwn'd again! thanks for pointing that out :-)

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 3:52:02 pm

Pretty use of jparallax. Hadn't thought of using it like this (instead of the more typical landscape/skyline layers).

All: Parallax effect done with Jparallax: http://webdev.stephband.info/parallax.html

 

Carol

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 4:40:08 pm

Now lets watch the surprise sex, I mean rape, statistics rise. CLK

 

Semtexvengance

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 5:47:16 pm

Thanks for the cool header, I'm using it on my blog now.

 

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 8:39:45 pm

I shall be opening Sentex doors left right and centre now, thanks.

 

markiv

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 8:44:25 pm

Sooper Cool header!!!! I'm loving it!

 

tallwookie

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 9:40:20 pm

very nice - had to check it out @ home (websense @ work blocked it - lol, wonder why ;) )

 

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 1:00:02 pm

Nice :)

 

spaceman spiff

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 1:12:34 pm

Nice picture! Reminds me of South Park Colorado. I used to drive thru there all the time to get to Breckenridge from the south side of Denver. Also looks a bit like the high Sierras around Bridgeport, California.

 

spleen

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 4:47:55 pm

@spaceman-spiff

Oh, that south park route. fscking boring... but at least you can hit 120 without too much worry. :)

 

Anony-moose

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:50:20 pm

That's really nice about the shiny, cool header and all, but let's talk about the content.

Has anyone tried this and verified that it works on any keypads? How many installers have not changed the default passwords?

I've never seen a Sentex brand key pad. What types of installations are they standard at? To which markets do they solicit the most? Apparently these keypads cost $325, so it's pretty economical.

Can anyone confirm the effectiveness of this exploit?

 

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 9:11:18 am

That header is awesome!

As for the point of this article, that's an unbelieveable security issue, but I suppose people will be too stupid to reset admin passwords and such...

Where I work I have found that any combination of the letters and numbers in the door code can open it fine,
so if it was 1234, you could use 1324, 2341, 4321, 2314 etc....
Kind of stupid as it means the chance of guessing it becomes much higher...

 

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 1:09:56 pm

Default codes should be changed by all administrators to prevent unauthorized access. The default code is for programming only and not intended to assist others with unauthorized access.

 

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 5:10:34 am

Hmm, I'll have to check that out! Nice information :)

And as so many before ... Great header-concept!

 

Captain Obvious

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 9:05:16 am

@Penis size: That insightful and to the point comment on this blog post really made me think!

 

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 6:52:55 am

Such locks should come with a warning label for customers warning that the default setting must be changed before use.

 

Sat, 02 May 2009 12:10:42 pm

Hmm i will test it. Whent its work i give you a reply.

 

Tue, 12 May 2009 5:36:15 am

you can also use ### for *** signs

 

Tue, 19 May 2009 5:24:57 am

i take a test but it doesnt work with firefox browser

 

Sat, 23 May 2009 12:32:18 pm

Well said. Thanks for sharing!

 

Sat, 30 May 2009 1:24:46 pm

Wow, incredible header. Nice work. That is marvelous.

 

Sun, 31 May 2009 5:58:47 am

self made header, looks fine ;-)

 

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:36:11 am

This header is a fantiastic idea!

first time i see something like this

Great Idea!

 

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 3:54:26 am

Woow realy cool use of the Jquery Parallax
plugin. Good work.

cu.

 

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 6:25:36 am

nice work. very good work that header

 

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 3:17:41 am

perfect website header, is this a plugin or what ?

 

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 5:04:25 am

Hi,

A really great header.

By
Tommy

 

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:47:45 pm

Very cool header. Good work and nice idea.

 

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:42:36 am

This header is a fantiastic idea! Greetings from GERMANY

 

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 1:16:13 pm

I was about twenty days into the comments before figuring out the header comments weren't a internets meme. That was some funny joke! :doh:

Great header!

 

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 5:01:59 pm

Thanks for the cool header, I'm using it on my blog now.

 

saitokthx

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 5:56:24 pm

makes me want to try it

 

David Davidson

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 9:02:45 pm

Your header is so cool. I could play with it all day.

 

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 7:30:13 am

Like everyone else, I thought this article was pretty cool... but damn that header is awesome.

 

Alex

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:29:35 am

I'm really confused why people are so fascinated with the header. It's just the jParallax plugin. I'm guessing a lot of you are new to the Internet.

Want something really impressive? Go look up the HTML5 canvas tag and take a look at what people are doing with it.

Okay with that outta the way, cool exploit! If only I knew of some places that used a Sentex keypad I would try this out.

 

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 1:51:10 am

Very cool header. Good work and nice idea
Thank you and greetings from Germany.

 

Edward Borlang

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:06:59 am

That header makes my site look awesome. Thanks for the awesome use of the jParallax plugin. I just can't stop messing with the header! It's been two days and I'm still playing with the header.

 

Austin

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 2:34:08 am

Damn. look at that header. It's a nice header. I've seen alot of headers in my day, and that is by far the best one. god damn! that's a nice header!

 

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 4:24:39 pm

After 10 minutes of reading the comments I went back up and checked the header. I'd missed it first time round but it sure is awesome.

 

WOW

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 3:53:05 pm

Confirmed! it works! I've tested it on 2 buildings downtown and one of the passwords have not been reset. any links to the manual for the other codes? it's quite interesting.

 

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 6:53:38 am

cool Parallax effect , great idea to pimp a website header.

 

newrock

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 1:50:36 am

cool!

 

Paul

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:38:41 am

Does anyone know where to get a Template to change the name on for an apartment complex. The Names List or Call List at the door. No site seems to have this for Sentex, thx.

 

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:54:25 pm

very nice header! :-)

 

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:55:55 pm

that header is one of a kind

 

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 3:25:31 pm

many thanks

 

Watson Four

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 1:07:43 am

I'm trying to access a Schlage locknetics PRO78 keypad. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:13:18 am

Hi
what a great idea

 

Its Me

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:32:02 pm

sweet! Ill have to try this, thank you!

 

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:50:10 am

Hey, your Header is very cool. I love this.

 

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 4:28:06 pm

cool header ... try to do this with jquery to

 

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:43:01 pm

great header!! ill try this method one day.

 

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 2:55:30 pm

Like the header.

 

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