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anyone menition this mac tool yet? by unjust2007-04-30 15:31:37
  Now for someone to work out a way to circumvent it by toysbfun2007-04-30 16:37:27
    circumvent by jps_asu 2007-04-30 17:43:43
All you need do is clean the caches, etc., rotate the logs; i.e., just some simple house-keeping. Then use different -good- passwords for your login, root, FileVault, and ScreenSaver. Sit back and watch this little stick flailingly fail away. And to really get it, set a firmware password.

This company's ad does not pass the sniff test. The diaper needs changing.

Of course, with physical access, the system and caches can be read. But FileVault uses AES to encrypt $home, so it can't be broken without monstrous resources. At least NSA class systems. And it will still take quite a while to brute force $home open - as in many months (keyspace = 2^128 ~ 3x10^38 keys to check).

As above - it just doesn't pass the sniff test.
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      It's still vulnerable to rubberhose cryptanalysis. (n/t) by Phoon2007-04-30 19:01:50

 

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