Archive for December 2008

Linux
Dec 12th, 2008
by cviorel
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Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys

Some guys at Princeton University published the results of their attacks on popular disk encryption systems (BitLocker, FileVault, dm-crypt, and TrueCrypt) using no special devices or materials.
Find out more about their research here and here.

Ubuntu
Dec 4th, 2008
by cviorel
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Ubuntu Forums Menu

Just found about this add-on: Ubuntu Forums Menu.
The extension adds additional navigation menu for Ubuntu Forums via main-menu and context to Firefox.
Get it from here.

Hardware
Dec 4th, 2008
by cviorel
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Huawei E169 USB Stick

I just get my hand on an Huawei E169 USB Stick.
Works by default in Hardy and Intrepid (tested by me).
For advanced tool for this gadget, check out vodafone’s open source development site.