On Fri, 2008-02-22 at 08:29 -0500, Richard M. Smith wrote: ... > The move, which cannot be carried out remotely, exploits a > little-known vulnerability of the dynamic random access, or DRAM, > chip. Those chips temporarily hold data, including the keys to modern > data-scrambling algorithms. When the computer’s electrical power is > shut off, the data, including the keys, is supposed to disappear.
I heard that before, but thought it is a hoax considering the fact DRAM cells are being refreshed quite often (every 64ms?). Anyone tried that? -- Lubomir Kundrak (Red Hat Security Response Team) _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
