Disk encryption not safe enough

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Disk encryption not safe enough

#1 Post by orca3000 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:18 am

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/0 ... s-dis.html

According to a new study from Princton, it is vulnerable to "cold boot attacks" because the RAM retains information for minutes after power off when they are cooled (see the CO2 canister in the picture), thus alowing the encryption information to be retrieved if the attacker have the computer in phusical possesion.

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