bear wrote: > > No tamper-reistant hardware can even start to compare > with a simple BIOS change to keep the entire hard drive > encrypted. Without the proper passphrase on bootup, you > can't even tell what operating system is installed, let > alone install a trojan.
If the hardware isn't tamper-resistant, the adversary can just put in a slightly-less simple BIOS that captures your passphrase the next time you use it. At this point the game is pretty much over. You've lost. As a general rule: If you don't have physical security, you don't have security. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
