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Putting the computer in a safe is a good idea, assuming it doesn't have a backdoor. Full disk encryption alone won't be good enough in a hotel, due to the "Evil
by mistercow 13y ago
Putting the computer in a safe is a good idea, assuming it doesn't have a backdoor. Full disk encryption alone won't be good enough in a hotel, due to the "Evil Maid Attack": https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/10/evil_maid_attac.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/10/evil_maid_att...
- chiph 13y agoLots of hotel safes (with the electronic locks) have a default password known to the staff, so they can get in after a guest has checked out and forgotten an item in the safe, or the guest has forgotten the password they chose. I would regard hotel safes as only slightly better than leaving your laptop on the nightstand.
- mistercow 13y agoExactly. So if you want to avoid an evil maid attack, you're basically going to have to lug around your own safe, or keep your laptop with you at all times.