Physical access without ultimate power? (was Re: Design principles and ethics (was [...])))

[Pierre THIERRY]

Scribit Bas Wijnen dies 30/04/2006 hora 18:53:
> Anyone who can power the machine down and take the hard drive to
> inspect it has ultimate power.

With encryption and a TC chip, it seems not.

> However, while the system is running things are different.  The system
> _can_ prevent anyone (including the machine owner) from accessing
> data.

The problem was: if you cannot verify this, you cannot rely on this. So
it all boils down to be able to certify that unneeded authority of the
machine owner (like authority to inspect every process' space bank) has
been given out.

Doubtfully,
Nowhere man
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