This is a very cool development. I hope the OpenSSL project verifies this method and imports it so that more projects can benefit from this. Being a FreeBSD f

This is a very cool development. I hope the OpenSSL project verifies this method and imports it so that more projects can benefit from this. Being a FreeBSD fan, I also hope this can be made to work with the "geli" device crypto driver. Out of curiosity, has there ever been an exhaustive study about the effectiveness against cold boot attacks against various crypto systems on various platforms? I hear much about cold boot, but is it used much in the wild for practical use, like in criminal investigations? I have never been able to find any reputable confirmation that anyone actually uses this attack to any useful end with regard to cracking real crypto installations.