Unruh wrote:
> usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
and/or www.mantra.com/jai (Dr. Jai Maharaj) writes:
>
>> Researchers Find Way to Steal Encrypted Data
>
>> http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974919/posts
>
> Another totally misleading headline. The idea is that the memory in a
DRam
> chip does not erase as soon as the machine is switched off. It remains
for
> a while and for a long while if the chip is cooled. Thus it is possoble
> that the data, including for edample the disk crypto key could be read
even
> after shutdown or power down. Of course it then becomes trivial to set
up
> the system to always overwrite the key before shutting down.
>
> Thus their point is that "no power" does not necessarily mean "memory
wipe"
>
> That is not stealing anything. That is certainly not stealing encrypted
> data. "Researchers find way to read encryption key on shutdown computer"
> would be more accurate. But of course lies are often more exciting than
the
> truth.
Which is why Johnny Maharaj swindles people with the lies of asstrollogy.
