Re: So What's Up with MacLockPick?

[der Mouse <mouse () rodents montreal qc ca>]

> Imagine if you had a tool that when plugged into a Mac, can extract
> passwords for [...].  That's the MacLockPick.  It's pretty neat if
> you're the one doing the extracting, but very scary if you're the one
> being extracted from.

It's scary enough that it exists at all; it means the affected
encryption software is catastrophically busted.  Makes me glad I've
written my own crypto tools. :-)

> However, it's only available to federal and state law enforcement
> officials as well as licensed investigators,

Yeah, right.  Any guesses how long *that* will remain true?

> So unless your uncle's a professional snooper, you won't be able to
> get your hands on one of these.

Whereas criminal elements will lie as necessary, or even just outright
steal them.  Like so many things, this unavailability will hamper only
legitimate users....

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