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Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys

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Security & hackingCryptographyComputer architecture & CPUs

What it is

A short Princeton CITP video describing cold boot attacks, where encryption keys remain in DRAM after power loss and can be recovered. It covers the attack against disk encryption such as BitLocker, FileVault and TrueCrypt.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is linked as the original short demonstration that keys can be pulled from RAM after shutdown.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “is a well-made 5-minute introduction by the authors.”

    Short intro by the authors to recovering encryption keys from memory.

    JoachimSchipper, 2011-06 · Recommendation · in “Instapaper Server Update”

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Topics: cold boot attack, disk encryption, dram remanence, memory forensics, princeton

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