• DocumentCode
    1217977
  • Title

    News Briefs

  • Author

    Paulson, Linda Dailey

  • Author_Institution
    freelance technology writer
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    19
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    A research team has tested a new way of stealing encryption keys stored on computer hard drives. The researchers, based at Princeton University´s Center for Information Technology Policy, obtained the keys by chilling a dynamic RAM (DRAM) chip with a can of common dust remover. With the keys, a hacker could decrypt everything on the disk. Full-data encryption stores the cryptographic keys in a computer´s DRAM.
  • Keywords
    DRAM chips; cryptography; disc drives; hard discs; DRAM chip; computer hard drives; computer security; cryptographic keys; dynamic random access memory; encryption key stealing; Application software; Cameras; Cellular phones; Circuits; Computer displays; Conductors; Copper; Mice; Polymers; Textiles; 3D; DRAM; IMEC; STELLA; SWEET; cell phones; encryption keys; image sensor; security; stretchable circuitry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2008.162
  • Filename
    4519930
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1217977