On 31/08/06, Jay R. Ashworth <jra(a)baylink.com> wrote:
On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 12:05:16AM +1000, Tim Starling
wrote:
Still the
secret is there and it can be leaked, subpoenaed or just plain be
sent out by a SNAFU.
Store the secret on flash memory embedded on a chip with a standalone
processor, like a smart card. Have the processor do the hashes itself, don't
provide any interface to obtain the secret. Put the processor in a box with
a tamper switch and a small incendiary device, nothing but a serial line
leading out. Easy.
Thank you, Tim.
I needed a laugh to start my morning. :-)
I thought it was a nice whimsical response to the thread. But Tim, you
forgot the armed guards and the obvious but overlooked loophole which
allows Tom Cruise and his unwashed hippie minions to retrieve the
secret in Mission Impossible IV: Project Xenu.
Rob Church