To: Southack
Well, with physical possession, a hacker can put physical electrodes onto the CPU inputs. This enables the hacker to see the instruction being executed. The whole encryption circuit board could be encased in epoxy, which would make it very difficult to tap the circuit leads.
26 posted on
03/15/2006 8:29:49 PM PST by
HAL9000
(Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
To: HAL9000
(Material: Glass-Epoxy, Epoxy, Polymide)
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27 posted on
03/15/2006 9:15:41 PM PST by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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