I believe one of the attacks David was referring to is discussed in this article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=76&e=1&cid=76&u=/nyt/20020513/tc_nyt/vulnerability_is_discovered_in_security_for_smart_cards Apparently some University of Cambridge researchers have found a way to use a microscope and a common camera flash to isolate individual transistors actions on the card. To do this they have to remove the outer protective coating. Article is worth the read. -kmc -- Kai McBride | http://www.mumbleBunnies.org | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG Fingerprint: C00D ADFC 7D13 8C08 FEBF CA6A 3B4F 19CA FBCD D110 *************************************************************** Unix Smart Card Developers - M.U.S.C.L.E. (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux Environment) http://www.linuxnet.com/ To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe sclinux ***************************************************************
