Red Team Alliance

CMOE 201 - Core Curriculum

Date:
Location:
3/10 - 3/11, 2026
6/2 - 6/3, 2026
Future Date
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Shipping calculated at checkout.

Course Overview

CMOE 201 serves as the main arm of Red Team Alliance's Covert Methods of Entry training program, building directly on the foundation established in CMOE 101. This full-day course focuses on mechanical locking systems and door hardware, covering topics from lock manipulation and bypass to mission planning, reconnaissance, and target evaluation. Most hardware-specific modules are accompanied by hands-on lab time to ensure students can build and retain functional skills with the tools and techniques explored throughout the day.

Graduates of CMOE 201 can expect to evaluate and approach a target structure, whether commercial or residential, and formulate a plan for gaining entry to the buildings and grounds as well as assorted locked containers and secured spaces within, all with a focus on non-destructive techniques. Whether operating under government authority or in a private sector security evaluation capacity, students leave class equipped both mentally and materially to tackle the situations our industry routinely presents to field agents.


What You'll Learn

Pick-Resistant and Specialty Lock Technologies

  • Pick-Resistant Lock Mechanisms and Defeat Strategies
  • Tubular Lock Systems
  • Cruciform Locks
  • Dimple Locks
  • Plug Spinners: Application and Technique
  • Hands-On: Lishi Decoder Pick Tools

Alternative Lock Technologies

  • Tubular Locks: Radial Pin Arrangement and Typical Installations
  • Disc Detainer Locks: Rotating Disc Mechanisms and High-Security Applications

Key Production, Control, and Keying Systems

  • Producing Keys: Methods and Applications
  • Key Control Principles and Vulnerabilities
  • Hands-On: Key Impressioning Techniques
  • Master-Keyed Systems: Structure and Exploitation
  • Keyed-Alike Systems

Door Hardware and Physical Bypass

  • Adams Rite Commercial Hardware
  • Euro Thumb Turn Bypass
  • Hands-On: Under and Over Door Attacks
  • J Tool and Thumb Turn Manipulation
  • Tilt and Turn Window Bypass
  • Hinge Removal Techniques

Combination and Building Access Systems

  • Hands-On: Pushbutton Combination Lock Manipulation
  • Elevator Security and Access Methods
  • Telephony Access Control Systems

Operational Planning and Field Reconnaissance

  • Field Reconnaissance Methodology
  • Information Leakage and Codes
  • Target Approach Planning
  • Security Considerations in the Field
  • Scenes from the Field: Real-World Case Studies

Destructive Entry

  • When Non-Destructive Methods Are Not an Option
  • Destructive Entry Techniques and Considerations


Hardware Kits

All students are expected to have completed CMOE 101 prior to enrolling in this training class and therefore, all students are expected to have retained the CMOE Fundamentals Tool Kit that was issued to them in that previous course.  This toolkit will be essential for participation all CMOE classes at Red Team Alliance beyond the Fundamentals 101 course.   Please alert Red Team Alliance if you have lost or damaged any part of your CMOE Fundamentals Toolkit prior to the start of this class.


Field Kit ($375)

Required for virtual students.  Optional add-on for in-person attendees.

  • Tubular Pick & Service Kit
  • Cross Pick
  • RTT Quick-Connect Impressioning Grip
  • Smartphone Lens and Stand
  • Grobet Impressioning File
  • Plug Spinner
  • Dimple Picks (certain classes only)
  • Commercial Deadbolt Hook Tools
  • RTT Key Cutter Guides with Lishi Cutting Pliers


Sample Hardware Kit ($250)

Required for virtual students.  Optional add-on for in-person attendees.

  • Tubular Lock
  • Cross Lock
  • Adams Rite deadlatch with Mortice Cylinders
  • Adams Rite swinging deadbolt with Mortice Cylinders
  • Pushbutton Combination Lock
  • Euro Cylinders (certain classes only)
  • Dimple Locks (certain classes only)
  • Bottom Plate Forcible Padlock


Prerequisites

  • CMOE 101: Fundamentals of Mechanical Locking Systems
  • Students are expected to have retained their CMOE Fundamentals Tool Kit from CMOE 101. If any components have been damaged or lost, please contact RTA prior to the start of class so replacements can be provisioned


Course Progression

After completing CMOE 201, students are prepared to advance to:

  • CMOE 212: Advanced Attacks


Multi-Day Registration Discounts

Planning to take multiple courses? Save when you register for consecutive training days:

  • 2-Day Registration: $125 off per day ($1,375/day)
  • 3+ Day Registration: $250 off per day ($1,250/day)