Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:16:56 -0400 (EDT) | From | James Morris <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Delete cryptoloop |
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On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, David Wagner wrote:
> The point I was making is that there are other scenarios where Cryptoloop > falls apart in much more devastating ways. For instance, if the attacker > can modify the ciphertexts stored on your hard disk and you continue > using the hard disk afterwards, then really nasty attacks become possible. > Other attacks become possible if the attacker can observe the ciphertexts > stored on your hard disk at multiple points in time. The question I was > asking is this: Does anyone care about these latter types of scenarios?
I think the common threat scenarios out of the above are:
1) Attacker can observe ciphertexts at multiple points in time. 2) Attacker steals disk/computer and disappears with it.
- James -- James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com>
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