Andreas Engelbert wrote: > Jacob Appelbaum schrieb: >> Boyd Waters wrote: >>> On Feb 22, 2008, at 9:06 AM, Andreas Engelbert wrote: >>> >>>> but why not just overwrite the keys in DRAM as >>>> soon as a shutdown is signaled? >>> That's good, but any hacker or other computer-forensics person will not >>> allow the computer to shut down. They'll just pull the plug. Quickly. >>> >> Actually. It's likely that they're going to just use one of these devices: >> http://www.wiebetech.com/products/HotPlug.php > >> Good luck stopping that. :-( > > > Iknow Iknow, the question is not "are you paranoid?" but "are you > paranoid enough?" (especially on this list) ;) No one on this list is paranoid enough as far as any other list members are concerned. I'm pretty sure of that. ;-) > > - From what I've heard about forensic practise in my country is, that they > usually ring the door bell and show the suspect the search warrant, wich > might give him the chance to react when prepared for it. > Great. Thieves don't always knock. > If you are expecting a SWAT team breaking in while asleep, well then > good night and good luck anyway. It was thought that this wasn't the case. It's important that people understand this threat. > Still, more elaborate countermeasures > like intrusion detection and acceleration sensors inside the box might > do the trick. Monitoring for low temperatures, intrusion detection, adequate panic routines in software and a little bit of luck may protect you. Let the world know when you've got such a system, I'd like to use it myself. I promise to verify before I trust it. :-) Regards, Jacob Appelbaum - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
