Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:36:38 +0100 (CET) | Subject | Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/1] crypto API: RSA algorithm patch (kernel version 2.6.20.1) | From | "Indan Zupancic" <> |
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On Wed, March 21, 2007 10:15, Tasos Parisinos wrote: > Protecting a TripleDES key in high security standards is not as > simple as making the kernel read > protected, you need a whole lot and > that also means hardware (cryptomemories e.t.c) > So you forget about all this overhead when you use assymetric
Ah, you're talking about fishing the key out of RAM here, right? My point stays the same for that: If you can't read protect the kernel RAM, small chance you can write protect it. And then they can just bypass all signature checking you put in it anyway.
Greetings,
Indan
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