unreliable trick that doesn't work on some locks whose keys have hidden or moving parts. "We view this as an interesting exercise, but not particularly representative of the real world of covert ...

Once you return the artifact to the Nocturnal Shrine, you'll get the Skeleton Key as a reward. It will never break no matter how many locks you pick, and you'll have a permanent Fortify Security ...

Trinfinity Software, the folks behind Mac utilities such as Time Track, have a new goodie available: Skeleton Key 1.0, which locks or unlocks multiple files at once by dragging and dropping them.

But the workmanship of skeleton keys advanced along with that of the locks. By the end of the Renaissance, dozens of different designs cropped up, and lock-picking became a craft itself.

Professionals lockpickers in Germany have figured out how to create a plastic "bump" key using 3D-printing that can unlock a high-security lock Jos ... actually make a skeleton key out of plastic?

Britain is not among the 34 countries where officials use the system’s skeleton keys to open suspicious bags. But a million bags a year with the locks are sold in the UK, and 16 of the top 20 ...