The nexus between the referenced article and this list seems to be when Detective Sergeant Geoff Conway is quoted: "Encryption and passwords hold no fear for us. If there is something on a computer, we will find it."
That's news to me. The agency I work for is positively manic (and rightly so) to make sure that any computer that leaves our controlled space is fully encrypted. I think my management would be unpleasantly surprised to learn that our encryption can be easily swept aside by DS Geoff of Merseyside. In all seriousness, do such articles have any impact? Do vendors on this list commonly encounter people who are convinced that no FDE scheme is proof against even reasonably smart and resource-rich attacks? I don't sell FDE products; I just use and administer them every day. My users understand the need for FDE and accept the minor inconveniences involved as long as they have faith that it works. If my users were to read something like this and believe it, they'd get really irritated at me for making them type yet another apparently unnecessary password before they begin work each morning. Any thoughts? Bernard Owens Computer Specialist USTreas/IRS _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list [email protected] http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
