

But it’s a risk you can avoid simply by handling your keys carefully, so that no one has the opportunity to take photos of them. On a phone or tablet, highlight the text and tap 'Copy.' Tap and hold where you want to paste, then tap 'Paste. Yes, there is a risk that your keys could be copied without your knowledge. According to the Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA), having a “do not duplicate” message inscribed on your company keys may actually provide a false sense of security. On Mac, press 'CMD + C' to copy, and 'CMD + V' to paste. Yet the fact remains that keys stamped with “Do Not Duplicate” are no more secure than keys without it. The inscription may decrease the number of copies in circulation because of the need to have them copied by a locksmith. The default identity is your 'standard' ssh key.

You may find that some chain hardware stores, refuse to cut a copy of these keys, a locksmith can and will easily duplicate them. The ssh-copy-id command (in the openssh-client package and installed by default) does exactly this: ssh-copy-id copies the public key of your default identity (use -i identityfile for other identities) to the remote host. The message is more of a recommendation, or a deterrent, but it it not a law. Unauthorized key duplication is actually one of the most serious threats to security, and the most violated security policy in business today. So, you probably wonder “what’s the point?” Why would people waste their time stamping DO NOT DUPLICATE on keys if it doesn’t matter? Property owners and managers began pressing the “do not duplicate” key message in an attempt to control security violations from terminated employees, former tenants, construction workers and others who have access to keys.

Where this leaves me is that when I really want to use an object for a key, and Im really after the reference equality, my approach is not a hack its exactly right. there is no law about copying a key that is engraved with the words “DO NOT DUPLICATE.”. But keys must then be copied because mutable keys could change. Have you ever needed to have a key copied but noticed that it is stamped “DO NOT COPY”?ĭid you wonder if it is against the law to make a copy of that key? Is there a law, or a rule that makes it illegal to copy a Do Not Duplicate key? The truth is, that no….
