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;
