Disk encryption may not be secure enough, new research finds


	Disk encryption may not be secure enough, new research finds

rmowery

2-22-2008 5:49 AM

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encryptioin, security, fautly encryption

rmowery says:

Of course there are holes in the security....

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Computer scientists have discovered a novel way to bypass the encryption used in programs like Microsoft's BitLocker and Apple's FileVault and then view the contents of supposedly secure files.
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In a <A href="http://citp.princeton.edu/pub/coldboot.pdf">paper</A> (PDF) published Thursday that could prompt a rethinking of how to protect sensitive data, the researchers describe how they can extract the contents of a computer's memory and discover the secret encryption key used to scramble files. (I tested these claims by giving them a MacBook with FileVault; here's a <A href="http://www.news.com/2300-1029_3-6230933-1.html">slideshow</A>.)
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