Secure IDE?

Michael Shields shields at msrl.com
Tue Aug 5 16:37:27 PDT 2003


In message <200307311523.h6VFNdB25085 at medusa01.cs.auckland.ac.nz>,
pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann) wrote:
> If you're worried about Joe Burglar grabbing your laptop (for the value of the
> laptop) and your business data being leaked as collateral damage, or someone
> stumbling across your warez or pr0n, then it's probably adequate.

Only because Joe Burglar doesn't yet have the tools to crack the weak
encryption on this device.  Joe Burglar now has tools to break the
"password protection" on word processor and other files, and if this
new device becomes at all popular, then tools to crack it will become
readily available.  It's only a matter of time.
-- 
Shields.





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