Empty racks suggest an advertising push. Hence, Bitcoin! Maybe Swiss banks prefer data centres in a more central location.
Jim On 19 October 2017 at 13:16, Kim Holburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems like completely over the top security theatre to me. > > > On 2017/Oct/18, at 8:10 AM, Jan Whitaker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This just feels strange.... > > > > https://qz.com/1103310/photos-the-secret-swiss-mountain- > bunker-where-millionaires-stash-their-bitcoins/ > > > > I reckon this is real security: > > > > "No one, not even the operator, enters the cold room. Its door is sealed > with tapelike a crime sceneto ensure it’s not tampered with. The cold > room contains hardware, which is never connected to the internet, used to > sign bitcoin transactions. Signing a transaction can be performed offline. > The operator accesses that hardware using “special cabling,” sending > encrypted data to the hardware for signing. Finally, before a transaction > can be approved, two more sign-offs, in two other vaults located on > separate continents, must be performed. " > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > I write books. http://janwhitaker.com/?page_id=8 > > > > Melbourne, Victoria, Australia > > [email protected] > > Twitter: <https://twitter.com/JL_Whitaker>JL_Whitaker > > Blog: www.janwhitaker.com > > > > Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do > you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. > > ~Margaret Atwood, writer > > > > _ __________________ _ > > _______________________________________________ > > Link mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > > -- > Kim Holburn > IT Network & Security Consultant > T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 > mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn > skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
