CDR: Re: Schneier...

[David Honig]

At 07:02 PM 11/16/00 -0500, A. Melon wrote:
>   Speaking of secure keyboards, what would one look for inside the keyboard
>to determine if it were compromised? Or would the best approach be to buy a 
>new keyboard, open it, and photograph the interior with a good camera under
>good light at close range, perhaps subtly marking various items first and 
>recording the marks. And perhaps also using some sort of sealant on the edges
>when closing it back up that would show any tampering?

You could make a black bag teams' job much harder with some
epoxy.  At a price of making whatever you're securing closed forever.
But keyboards are cheap.  You'd have to secure the cable too, against those
inline keystroke recorders.  And the rest of the PC.

A good idea for circumstances like computers in offices which are
not secured against cleaning people....  Or if you're paranoid but don't
shower with your 'Pilot.