Hi, On Thu, 26.03.2009 at 12:21:31 -0600, Theo de Raadt <dera...@cvs.openbsd.org> wrote: > I wrote: > > I'd say that, at least for running machines, some precautionary > > measures should be possible to take to thwart hackers that try to rob > > your machine from under your fingertips. > > > > Eg. a driver that wipes sensitive kernel memory areas after forcefully > > halting most tasks and doing a basic flushing of disk buffers... > > That won't help.
I messed up a bit, sorry. I did not want to say that this would help with the specific problem of someone attacking a flashable BIOS or by other machines that can't be readily observed by the user. But what I think such a program *will* help with, is the problem when you're happily hacking away at your computer, and the doorbell rings unexpectedly (or rather, the window shatters). Sort of an emercency halt for the machine, specifically taking this nasty "RAM in liquid nitrogen"-problem into account. Kind regards, --Toni++
