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Elevator Hacking: From the Pit to the Penthouse

DeviantOllam · 889.2K views · 2014-08-05 · 1:55:54

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Overview

Deviant Ollam's two-hour conference talk explains how elevators work, from the pit and buffers to the car top, controller logic and access-control features. It shows how this knowledge can be used for optimization and for bypassing building security.

On Hacker News

HN commenters call it an absorbing, entertaining deep dive on elevator security and the go-to link whenever elevators come up.

Recommended by 9 HN people across 7 months · HN mentions 2014–2026

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Security & hackingMechanical & precision engineering
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elevatorsphysical securitypen testingaccess controlhacker conference

What people said

nhhvhy · 2026-07 · Strong recommendation

If you feel like going down an elevator rabbithole, Deviant Ollam has quite a few talks/videos about all sorts of niche elevator stuff. My personal favorite: [VIDEO]

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royjacobs · 2021-07 · Strong recommendation

If you're interested in elevators and the hacking thereof I would also highly recommend this talk: [VIDEO]

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mpd · 2021-07 · Strong recommendation

I ran into [VIDEO] (Elevator Hacking: From the Pit to the Penthouse) awhile back, and it was so interesting to me that I ended up watching the entire 2 hours in one sitting.

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