-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 26 February 2008 1:46 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: FYI: Security boffins unveil BitUnlocker

> Still, if somebody does manage to steal a running system (say the
> user is physically assaulted in a cafe), the system would be
> vulnerable to this attack (in theory), which is a big switch from
> conventional thinking.  It never ends...

If the system is running, then there are all sorts of other attacks that are 
possible - you don't need to rely on this.

Disk encryption like Bitlocker or TrueCrypt are designed to protect "data at 
rest" - not to protect systems that are currently in use.

Cheers
Ken

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