<p>There have been instances where people have <a href="https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/key-cloning-app-lets-you-or-a-stranger-copy-your-key-with-a-photo-18359.html" rel="noreferrer">replicated a key</a> from a <em>photograph</em> of a key. A multi-minute scan of a key seems like overkill, but that appears to be a very <em>large</em> key so maybe so.</p>
<p>Is it possible? Yes.</p>
<p>Is it exaggerated? Probably much simpler than is portrayed.</p>
<p>Is it fiction? As portrayed, yes. Practically, no.</p>

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BobT
<p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9742794/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Vault (2021)</a> movie has a scene at around 42' in which a laser scanner with a rotating table is used to scan a key in a short time, maybe some minutes:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/v7Dqo.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/v7Dqo.png" alt="Scene" /></a></p>
<p>No calibration is done whatsoever. The scan quality must be high enough for the replicated key to be useful.</p>
<p>Is it technically possible? Is it exagerated? Is it fiction?</p>

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2021-05-05T19:38:36.303Z
Kinda off-topic here, but it seems plausible enough to me.
Joel Coehoorn
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Laser 3D scanner is used in the movie to scan a key: technically possible?
Megidd
# Laser 3D scanner is used in the movie to scan a key: technically possible?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-05)

[The Vault (2021)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9742794/) movie has a scene at around 42' in which a laser scanner with a rotating table is used to scan a key in a short time, maybe some minutes:

[![Scene](https://i.sstatic.net/v7Dqo.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/v7Dqo.png)

No calibration is done whatsoever. The scan quality must be high enough for the replicated key to be useful.

Is it technically possible? Is it exagerated? Is it fiction?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Kinda off-topic here, but it seems plausible enough to me.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-05-06. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

There have been instances where people have [replicated a key](https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/key-cloning-app-lets-you-or-a-stranger-copy-your-key-with-a-photo-18359.html) from a *photograph* of a key. A multi-minute scan of a key seems like overkill, but that appears to be a very *large* key so maybe so.

Is it possible? Yes.

Is it exaggerated? Probably much simpler than is portrayed.

Is it fiction? As portrayed, yes. Practically, no.


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