[Dataloss] fringe: Researchers: Disk Encryption Not Secure

[Roy M. Silvernail]

On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 04:03:41PM -0500, B.K. DeLong wrote:
> Well, if anything I think it makes a further case for using
> multifactor authentication in order to login to machines - a
> "something you have" piece.

That's the wrong threat model, though.  The attack described is directly 
against disk encryption.  If the FDE key is exposed through a cold-RAM 
skimming attack, there is no need to login to anything.  The RAM is 
skimmed, then the drive is imaged.  Presto.  Your data is toast.

This can be pulled off over a lunch break, and the only evidence would 
be an unexpected reboot when the victim returns.
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