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Miscellaneous => News => Topic started by: MAC40 on February 24, 2008, 02:24:38 PM

Title: Encryption Defeated
Post by: MAC40 on February 24, 2008, 02:24:38 PM

Newspaper article:
Computer encryption security dissolved by a can of
air.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/technology/22chip.html?em&ex=1203915600&en=13d01f43eefefaeb&ei=5087%0A

This may have some far-reaching repercussions.

Title: Encryption Defeated
Post by: K0DXC on February 24, 2008, 02:32:58 PM

I\'ve never heard of that before, it\'s probably how people get away with "impossible" roberies.

Title: Encryption Defeated
Post by: crazy on February 24, 2008, 02:51:05 PM

And so simple really.  THat is scary.

Title: Encryption Defeated
Post by: K0DXC on February 25, 2008, 04:55:25 PM

Some crooks can actually be smart I guess :scared:

Title: Encryption Defeated
Post by: N2RJ on April 09, 2008, 04:20:27 PM

This is actually pretty cool (no pun intended).

However, don\'t be alarmed, you require physical access to the machine to retrieve the encrypted data.

Title: Encryption Defeated
Post by: WV6Z on June 19, 2008, 12:17:07 AM

Does seem like it might be a tad bit easier to freeze the chip if you can, well, actually be there to freeze it, huh? :)