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'''Loiding''' is a [[bypass]] technique that uses a flat object, such as a credit card, to retract spring-biased [[latch]]es. The flat object, referred to as a shim or loid, is slid between the latch and [[strike]] plate and used to retract the latch. Modern spring-latch doors use a deadlatch or dead locking plunger to prevent loiding.


'''Loiding''' is the use of a flat object such as a credit card to shim spring-latch locks on doors. It is a form of [[bypass]]. The flat object is slid between the latch and strike plate and used to retract the latch.  
Loiding is generally a [[surreptitious]] attack but certain tools and techniques may leave behind [[Forensics|forensic]] evidence.


Modern spring-latch doors use a deadlatch or dead locking plunger to prevent loiding.
== See also ==
* [[Bypass]]
* [[Lockpicking]]
* [[Covert Entry]]
* [[Surreptitious Entry]]


Loiding can be considered a form of [[surreptitious entry]] as it leaves behind no evidence of its use if done correctly.
[[Category:Surreptitious Entry]]
[[Category:Covert Entry]]
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Revision as of 23:09, 2 January 2011

Loiding

Loiding is a bypass technique that uses a flat object, such as a credit card, to retract spring-biased latches. The flat object, referred to as a shim or loid, is slid between the latch and strike plate and used to retract the latch. Modern spring-latch doors use a deadlatch or dead locking plunger to prevent loiding.

Loiding is generally a surreptitious attack but certain tools and techniques may leave behind forensic evidence.

See also