Re: Hard Drive Booby Trap
From: Bill Unruh (unruh_at_string.physics.ubc.ca)
Date: 06/09/03
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Date: 9 Jun 2003 21:32:01 GMT
"Brandorf" <brandorf@mysocks.brandorf.com> writes:
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]> On 9 Jun 2003 15:26:34 GMT, Goober wrote:
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]> > But I'm interested in knowing if there is a software that will
]> > erase your hard drive when it is accessed with out your permission?
In addition, erasing a disk takes time. All they need do is to pull the
power plug to stop the disk from erasing itself.
Encryption is probably the way to go, with a daemon running to decrypt
the system (making sure that the daemon was not swapped out ). They if
they grab it, they would have to break the encryption.
The other problem with your scheme is that they could argue in court
that the program was a "destruction of evidence" system, and destruction
of evidence is illegal once you know that the evidence is needed.
(obstruction of justice), while your memory of the password may be
argued to be protected under the 5th ammendment (assuming you are in the
USA).
]>
]> Think about that statement for a minute. What would you do to foil it.
]>
]> All they would have to do is put the disk into another system.
]> make a complete disk copy, use the copy and start looking at it.
]>
]> The only method at that point would to have all the data encripted.
]>
]> Only other solution, replace your disk with ram, add switches which
]> disconnect power to ram if case is opened, and get an UPS to keep the
]> machine running and hope they do not know that you set it up that way.
That is of course pretty dangerous, as accidental loss of power is not
unknown, even with UPS attached.
]>
]I've heard of systems like that before (without the booby trap) do you know
]of anywhere that sells these devices?
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