On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:52:26 -0400, Tim Henness wrote: >It is *theoretically* possible for someone with physical access to the >zSeries processor to open it up and install some customized hardware >that could intercept the clear key. Is that a reasonable risk for the >dats you need to protect, when weighed against the improved performance? > For most customers I would think so. But that is something customers >have to weigh for themselves - with the assistance of their friendly >neighborhood auditor! > This is similar to credit card skimmers in ATMs. It's *theoretically* possible but entirely implausible that some such person replace the entire z with a counterfeit look-alike ...
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