Autothysis SSD drives impede unauthorised access
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Autothysis SSD drives impede unauthorised access
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#2Does this offer more security than hardware encryption e.g. in latest Intel and Samsung drives? These drives can transparently encrypt all the content with 256-bit AES; the password is ATA password.
They lost me at "Firstly the encryption key is flipped". What does this mean?
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#3This is really cool. I wonder if you could make a simple DIY solution using small amounts of explosive?
Re: Autothysis SSD drives impede unauthorised access
#4Does this offer more security than hardware encryption e.g. in latest Intel and Samsung drives? These drives can transparently encrypt all the content with 256-bit AES; the password is ATA password. They lost me at "Firstly the encryption key is flipped". What does this mean?
Encrypted drives typically store the literal en/decryption key (derived from your password or credentials) and whatever salt is necessary on a chip. Nuking that information effectively makes your data unrecoverable, because it's no longer distinguishable from noise.
I assume "flipped" is a translation error for "cleared" or "randomized", especially given typos like "instantaineously".
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#5This is really cool. I wonder if you could make a simple DIY solution using small amounts of explosive?
Might not be the best think to take with you when you board a plane.
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#61. Use a GSM yammer to prevent self-destruction by SMS.
2. Steal the laptop and get out of the range of the token quickly to prevent self-destruction via the token. I could not find how drive and token communicate but you can probably jam it, too, for example Bluetooth.
3. Keep the battery charged to prevent self-destruction by low battery level and set up a femto cell - without connection to the real GSM net, of course - to prevent self-destruction by GSM starvation and SMS.
Now you should at least have all the time you need.
Re: Autothysis SSD drives impede unauthorised access
#7Does this offer more security than hardware encryption e.g. in latest Intel and Samsung drives? These drives can transparently encrypt all the content with 256-bit AES; the password is ATA password. They lost me at "Firstly the encryption key is flipped". What does this mean?
I always wonder why this kind of drive-internal encryption comes up in serious discussions. To me it makes no sense whatsoever: I have no way of checking if the drive actually encrypts the data, I don't know what happens to my password, where is it stored, who else gets access to it (or my data), etc.
How can anyone consider this "transparent" encryption to be secure?
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#81. Use a GSM yammer to prevent self-destruction by SMS. 2. Steal the laptop and get out of the range of the token quickly to prevent self-destruction via the token. I could not find how drive and token communicate but you can probably jam it, too, for example Bluetooth. 3. Keep the battery charged to prevent self-destruction by low battery level and set up a femto cell - without connection to the real GSM net, of cou…
Well, that at least sets a minimum financial barrier. The main problem with that plan is that you'd have to know that your target has this kind of protection beforehand.
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#91. Use a GSM yammer to prevent self-destruction by SMS. 2. Steal the laptop and get out of the range of the token quickly to prevent self-destruction via the token. I could not find how drive and token communicate but you can probably jam it, too, for example Bluetooth. 3. Keep the battery charged to prevent self-destruction by low battery level and set up a femto cell - without connection to the real GSM net, of cou…
'Course, most people need protection against Paul The Pursesnatcher rather than the Mike The Megavillain.
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#101. Use a GSM yammer to prevent self-destruction by SMS. 2. Steal the laptop and get out of the range of the token quickly to prevent self-destruction via the token. I could not find how drive and token communicate but you can probably jam it, too, for example Bluetooth. 3. Keep the battery charged to prevent self-destruction by low battery level and set up a femto cell - without connection to the real GSM net, of cou…
'Course, most people need protection against Paul The Pursesnatcher rather than the Mike The Megavillain.
In that case self-destructing chips seems total overkill. Everything beyond simple full disc encryption seems - at least to me - only to make sense if you expect a sophisticated targeted attack.