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talltower
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Comment #12613957
We thought long and hard about the type of platform we want to use for this project. While the x86 platform has many shortcomings, it also provides a big ecosystem of OS and SW, as…
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Comment #12613906
Yes, HSMs are very expensive and after talking to a few people in this industry we got the impression, some of the ORWL features are not present in HSMs. Like the ability to Geo-lo…
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Comment #12613870
We currently have a Spec temperature of triggering a 'freezing event" at just above freezing Temperature 33-35F.
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Comment #12613866
We currently have a Spec temperature of triggering a 'freezing event" at just above freezing Temperature 33-35F.
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Comment #12613836
Thanks for the correction. I was not sure at the time.
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Comment #12613791
The current Intel chipset we selected does only support RAM up to a max of 8GB. We heard the Qubes users loud and clear and the request for 16GB RAM. We will only be able to offer …
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Comment #12613723
We have built a list of hacks that we addressed and how. Please feel free to read up on all of these and more in our Product Description in the section "Potential attacks prevented…
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Comment #12613703
I respect your opinion on this. We sought to build hardware that is a significant step up from what is available on the market today in terms of access control and tamper protectio…
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Comment #12613621
Offline this SSD is protected with "AES 256-bit Encryption". Simple Brute force attempts would need WAY too long to make any sense. Does this answer your question?
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Comment #12608785
Yes, physical access in most cases is a point of no GOOD return. That is why we emphasize so much on preventing this access. We have detailed the measures we have taken to prevent …
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Comment #12608762
Yes, correct. We think we cover the cold boot vector. Here is a section from the product description. Security mesh physically protects DRAM from both freezing specific components …
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Comment #12608688
We are actually talking about this. Thanks for your interest.
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Comment #12608680
Correction. The temperature monitor is INSIDE the secure shell.
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Comment #12608674
The SSD encryption key will only be deleted in case of a tamper event, NOT when the unit is moved. Tamper events are: * freezing the unit * drilling the secure enclosure or other w…
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Comment #12607837
Let me state a section of our product description here, detailing the way we are approaching the "Evil Maids" USB volume boot blocked at BIOS, BIOS access controlled by security ke…
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Comment #12607786
Thanks. We agree with your statement fully. We are raising the threshold of entry to your personal data substantially, but we are still far from perfection. We did a number of step…
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Comment #12607676
ORWL will go in stand-by if the user is further than 10meters away from the device, if moved when away, it will shut down. If the hardware is tampered with, or chilled, the SSD enc…
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Comment #12607442
Our long term plan is to limit ME capabilities using the BIOS configuration. We just released the SOW of the 1st BIOS with Eltan on the WiKi. https://www.orwl.org/wiki/index.php?ti…
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Comment #12262421
This looks like an awesome product to protect sensitive data. Be it in the legal field, lawyers, ...