This will produce a loud bang, obviously.
Thermite is a good choice to turn your fileserver into lava, but that
At 11:33 PM 4/22/04 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: thing
better be outside, or mounted in chamotte- or asbestos-lined metal closet. Will produce smoke, and take some time, too.
Thanks, I hadn't thought about the sensory impact of various methods. Varying amounts of bang vs. heat vs smoke vs lava. Obviously they affect usage environment.
If your keyring's been securely wiped, rubberhosing the passphrase out of you to unlock it will give the attacker very little. Assuming the device is
powered on, and easily triggerable, that would be quickest.
Yes, particularly if USB flash memory has no persistance. But there is no "clear" button on a USB dongle. "Secure clear" would require a small amount of logic.
Assuming the knuckle-draggers will know a CFS from a corrupted FS or a dead drive, that is.
You know the rules of the game, you have to assume that.