Shrouded padlock

An apparatus comprising:

• a padlock comprising a body and a shackle to engage with the body;
• and
• a padlock shroud comprising:
• a shroud body having a chamber with an opening accessible to a padlock body, the opening formed in a lower portion of the shroud body, wherein to engage a padlock with the shroud, the padlock body is inserted into the chamber through the opening,
• circular apertures formed through an upper portion of the shroud body and having a spacing substantially equal to a spacing of legs of a shackle to be engaged with the padlock through the circular apertures, the circular apertures having diameters minimally larger than a diameter of the legs of the shackle;
• a shackle protector having first and second connection points adjacent to the circular apertures and extending upward from the upper portion of the shroud body at a length at least substantially equal to a length of the legs of the shackle, the shackle protector having a curved inner surface to partially surround the legs of the shackle when the legs of the shackle are engaged with the padlock through the circular apertures;
• and
• a press pin aperture formed on a side of the shroud body and positioned to allow a press pin to be inserted beneath the padlock body when the padlock body is fully inserted into the chamber.