At 11:33 PM 4/22/04 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: > This will produce a loud bang, obviously. > >Thermite is a good choice to turn your fileserver into lava, but that thing >better be outside, or mounted in chamotte- or asbestos-lined metal closet. >Will produce smoke, and take some time, too.
Thanks, I hadn't thought about the sensory impact of various methods. Varying amounts of bang vs. heat vs smoke vs lava. Obviously they affect usage environment. >If your keyring's been securely wiped, rubberhosing the passphrase out of you >to unlock it will give the attacker very little. Assuming the device is >powered on, and easily triggerable, that would be quickest. Yes, particularly if USB flash memory has no persistance. But there is no "clear" button on a USB dongle. "Secure clear" would require a small amount of logic. >Assuming the knuckle-draggers will know a CFS from a corrupted FS or a dead >drive, that is. You know the rules of the game, you have to assume that.
