Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:45:27 +0000 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> Cc: cypherpunks@cpunks.org, freebsd-security@freebsd.org, cryptography@metzdowd.com, grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Cryptography] trojans in the firmware Message-ID: <61528.1424414727@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <E1YOTjj-0004uI-59@elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <E1YNSQU-0004pW-Oh@elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <E3B30770-BB81-47F1-895D-14CF7FCFC0BE@lrw.com> <54E2B04C.9080707@av8n.com> <E1YNuOT-0004uN-CV@elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <54E436FB.9000709@deadhat.com> <CAAMy4USCzQDO=k3yhZ_LVb4ivz4k5qTCasm3KCen%2By1yi8oa%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> <CAD2Ti29bD6f7tTq=FgGQDXD43C%2BzTW0fOWYrbCeTCBmiu0bBqA@mail.gmail.com> <E1YOGNA-0004BG-UT@elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <E1YOTjj-0004uI-59@elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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-------- In message <E1YOTjj-0004uI-59@elasmtp-mealy.atl.sa.earthlink.net>, Henry Baker writes: >BTW, what's the point of AES encryption on this pre-p0wned device? >More security theatre? > >http://hothardware.com/reviews/samsung-portable-ssd-t1-review It's so that you can decommision the drive without destroying it. Pulverizing electronics gets you hazardous waste under EU's ROHS/WEEE rules. Throwing away the AES key gives you run-of-the-mill electronic garbage. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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