Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Hard Drive Passwords

All I have to say is:
ENIGMA
Midway
ANY code can be broken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Felix E. Klee" <felix.klee.thinkpad@gmx.net>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Hard Drive Passwords

> On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 08:10:29 -0500 Bruce Markowitz wrote:
> > You can break anything if you try hard enough. What is your point?
>
> His point is that HD passwords are a weak protection as compared to
> encrypted data. If the encryption key is as long as the data, it is
> obvious that the encryption cannot be broken. If the key is shorter than
> the data, it is always possible to partially decrypt the data. However,
> with decently long keys and good encryption schemes this process may
> take "astronomically" long (maybe hundreds or thousands of years). HD
> passwords, OTOH, can probably be gained in a matter of hours by any good
> data rescue service.
>
> Felix
>
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