How I Cracked the Park Locks in 20 Seconds

Yes, using a true random combination is significantly better than sticking to a fixed number or making minor adjustments. True randomness ensures that the sequence of numbers is unpredictable, making it much harder for anyone to guess the combination.

If you consistently scramble the digits but only move them by small increments (like ±2), you're essentially creating a pattern that can be detected over time, which is exactly what happened in this case. A better approach would be to randomly choose entirely different digits each time you reset the lock, making it much more difficult for someone to exploit any predictable patterns …

my companies locker has an lock that sets itself to 0000 after unlocking.