Researchers: Disk Encryption Not Secure

[Senjojutsu]

"Researchers with Princeton University and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have found a flaw that renders disk encryption systems useless if an intruder has physical access to your computer -- say in the case of a stolen laptop or when a computer is left unattended on a desktop in sleep mode or while displaying a password prompt screen."

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/researchers-dis.html

Wow, watch the video.

 

[newGuy12]

Nice post, Senjojutsu, thanks!

There is a nice discussion going on over at Slashdot about it. Among other things, one user makes mention of how easily this will make it to defeat DRM.

Also, of special note, is how loop-AES may not be vulnerable to this attack:

http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=461784&cid=22504940




Regards,

Robert

 

[Scarey]

Nice post, Senjojutsu, thanks!

There is a nice discussion going on over at Slashdot about it. Among other things, one user makes mention of how easily this will make it to defeat DRM.

Also, of special note, is how loop-AES may not be vulnerable to this attack:

http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=461784&cid=22504940




Regards,

Robert

Tell me more about this "loop" AES. I already use AES< but I don't know about the loop bit.