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Re: Intel to also add RNG

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matt Crawford)
Mon Jul 12 13:08:08 2010

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:46:22 -0500
From: Matt Crawford <crawdad@fnal.gov>
In-reply-to: <20100712122251.5d2ad614@jabberwock.cb.piermont.com>
To: Cryptography List <cryptography@metzdowd.com>


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On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> The
> literature makes it clear at this point that short of carefully
> tearing apart and analyzing the entire chip, you're not going to catch
> subtle behavioral changes designed to allow attackers backdoor
> access.

I happen to be re-reading Vernor Vinge's _A Deepness in the Sky_ right =
now. In it, a conquering power needs to use the computing and =
communication technology of its subjugated foe, and has unusual =
resources to carry out a thorough code audit. However, the foe has been =
hiding secrets since before the victors were fooling with electricity =
...


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