On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 06:54:21PM +1300, Peter Gutmann wrote:
> "Steven M. Bellovin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >According to the BBC, the British government is talking to Microsoft about
> >putting in a back door for the file encryption mechanisms.
>
> That's one way of looking at it. It'
Chris Olesch wrote:
> Ok the lurker posts...
>
> Can someone explain to me why security specialists think this:
>
> "The system uses BitLocker Drive Encryption through a chip called TPM
> (Trusted Platform Module) in the computer's motherboard."
>
> is going to stop authorities from retreiving d
Ok the lurker posts...Can someone explain to me why security specialists think this:"The system uses BitLocker Drive Encryption through a chip called TPM (Trusted Platform Module) in the computer's motherboard."
is going to stop authorities from retreiving data?I ask this question on the basis of t
"Steven M. Bellovin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>According to the BBC, the British government is talking to Microsoft about
>putting in a back door for the file encryption mechanisms.
That's one way of looking at it. It's not really a backdoor, it's a way of
spiking DRM. If the UK government c
According to the BBC, the British government is talking to Microsoft
about putting in a back door for the file encryption mechanisms.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4713018.stm
--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
