Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 18:06:11 -0600 From: Sean Kelly <kelly@plutotech.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>, FreeBSD-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java-based Crypto Decoder Ring gets NIST FIPS 140-1 certification (fwd) Message-ID: <36195EF3.23B3260E@plutotech.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810051545070.15656-100000@picnic.mat.net> <36194931.975AA5AC@plutotech.com> <199810052353.RAA12302@mt.sri.com>
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> Umm, quick question. What's to stop the burglar from taking your ring > and using it to disarm your alarm? I'll try to put up a good fight. :-) > (I contrast this with the alarms > ability to have a 'disarm but silent setoff setting' which disarms the > alarm by still calls in the calvary, which is used when you are in > distress... Good idea. Maybe there should be both the ring and a keypad; a special code can indicate distress. > (Or, am I just being truly paranoid...) You? Naaaah! > Nate - Who is looking for a good 'physical' security mechanism that > can't be easily forged by an outsider who gets physical access to you > and your computer. Good luck! --Sean To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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