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People are going to apply this tamper-evident seal and believe they are secure when it hasn't been tampered with. That's dangerous, because it assumes an adver
by sillysaurus2 13y ago
People are going to apply this tamper-evident seal and believe they are secure when it hasn't been tampered with. That's dangerous, because it assumes an adversary has no way of bypassing the seal. That's quite an assumption. And if you're not getting security guarantees, then what kind of security are you getting?
- runjake 13y ago1.) This is just a particular method to detect tampering. It's pretty clever in a lot of ways. As mentioned elsewhere, try reading the article. 2.) The presenters specifically mention that this isn't the "be all/end all" of detecting tampering and the sort of people who would believe that probably have no interest in watching this presentation. Relax.
- prawn 13y agoNo one is actually going to do this, just talk about it. Further, those interested would be well aware of the limitations.