Re:Technical feasibility of decrypting https by replacing th...
by tptacek on Sunday July 14, 2013 @12:49PM
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You can verify that your CPU is multiply correctly at one moment in time.
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Re:Technical feasibility of decrypting https by replacing th...
by ig1 on Sunday July 14, 2013 @12:53PM
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Yes, but active attacks where a third-party can switch on-and-off features on your CPU are obviously vastly different from a passive attack such as a compromised random number source.
The RNG attack suggested can pass verifiability while at the exact same time introduce a backdoor and thus constantly be on.