From: "Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 12:20:50 +0800
To: Deranged Mutant <WlkngOwl@unix.asb.com>
Subject: Re: Opiated file systems
In-Reply-To: <199607161705.NAA19009@unix.asb.com>
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On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Deranged Mutant wrote:

> A problem with a c'punk-style encrypted fs with source code and wide 
> distribution is, of course, that attackers will KNOW that there is a 
> duress key.

I don't see how this would effect the security of such a filesystem.  There
is absolutely nothing that an attacker can do to get the real key.  An attacker
would just ignore all computers that have duress key capability.

- -- Mark

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