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I don't know if CloudCourse allows it, but so long as the data is encrypted in transit and at rest, physical security can be overlooked.
by bricestacey 16y ago
I don't know if CloudCourse allows it, but so long as the data is encrypted in transit and at rest, physical security can be overlooked.
- patio11 16y agoNo, that is categorically not true. Physical access to the machine means the attacker has root if they want it. Physical access to the machine means you can physically steal it, which is sort of problematic for most of my ex-clients. Physical access to the machine also means you can steal the hard drive and, since you won't leave a note saying "I didn't actually get access to this", the user has to treat the data as compromised anyway, and that means (among other things) that the university and their IT contractors (i.e. my employers) are front page news the following day.