NODE 74eb6f23Re: Schneier Attacks
John Young <jya@pipeline.com>Fri, 23 Feb 1996 08:57:44 +0800
Responding to msg by tighe@spectrum.titan.com (Mike Tighe) on
Wed, 21 Feb 4:17 PM
>You could also count the number of electrons, as well
>as their direction across the chips.
True, Bruce eggs-on the credulous SciAm reporter:
"Is the timing attack a real threat to security? 'Oh, God,
yes!' exclaims Bruce Schneier. 'You can't belittle the realness
of it. It's not only a theoretical attack -- you can do this!'
"
And a current IBM ad exclaims! that one of its scientists can
dematerialize objects for transmission over the Internet with
rematerialization at the other end! And that this technology
will transform the world of information!
Here comes IPO Photon-optical!!!