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And how does one realistically check the physical integrity of their |
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hardware? o_O That seems a herculean task for all but the most hardcore |
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computer engineer. |
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~RMC |
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Oliver Schad wrote: |
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> Am Montag, 20. Februar 2006 11:07 schrieb mir Paul de Vrieze: |
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>> Of course a padlock is not going to stop the really determined. One |
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>> can easilly open the case in a different way, or just cut the padlock |
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>> away. If you want real "security" the only way to go is to encrypt |
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>> your harddisk. (This means you need to type the passphrase for the |
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>> key at bootup, or have a dongle) |
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> And then I modify your bootloader or use a keylogger if I have physical |
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> access to your computer to get what I want. |
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> You have to protect and check the physical integrity of your hardware if |
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> you want to be safe. |
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> Regards |
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> Oli |
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