CreepilyCreeper/High-Security-Padlock

The project represents a high-effort engineering task, specifically targeting the EN 12320 Grade 5 standard, which is the highest tier of physical security for padlocks. The use of a Bowley-style mechanism (which uses a unique 'shield' to prevent direct tool access to the pins/disks) is a sophisticated choice. However, the project has zero stars, zero forks, and zero velocity after 136 days, categorizing it strictly as a personal portfolio piece or an unvalidated experiment. In the physical security market, the 'code' (CAD files) is not the moat; the moat is the manufacturing precision, metallurgical secrets, and global distribution networks held by giants like Assa Abloy and Allegion. While a frontier lab (OpenAI/Google) has zero interest in building physical locks, the project faces high displacement risk from established hardware incumbents who can simply integrate these design principles if they prove superior. Its defensibility is low because the intellectual property is open-sourced without a surrounding ecosystem or patent protection, making it easily clonable by any CNC-equipped shop.