David kerber <dcker...@verizon.net> wrote on 05/17/2010 12:43:17 PM:
> On 5/17/2010 2:19 PM, peter_f...@blm.gov wrote: > > "Caldarale, Charles R"<chuck.caldar...@unisys.com> wrote on 05/17/2010 > > 12:14:21 PM: > > > >>> From: Jeffrey Janner [mailto:jeffrey.jan...@polydyne.com] > >>> Subject: RE: Misunderstanding deployOnStartup actions > >>> > >>> The only 100% secure system is one that is turned off. > >> > >> Not sure even that is sufficient... > >> > >> - Chuck > > > > You could seal the hard drive in concrete then sink it in the Challenger > > Deep... and there's still the chance that some Dr. Evil wannabe would > > develop a sub to locate and retrieve it... > > I prefer wiping the drive eleven times with cryptographically-sound > random data, then grinding the entire computer to a fine talcum-powder > consistency, mixing it thoroughly with twenty pounds of dry powdered > cement, then stir in the water and gravel to make concrete. When it > starts to get thick, start stirring in the ten pounds of small > rare-earth magnets, one at a time. Let it set, then dip it repeatedly in > molten steel. Finally, use a high-powered electromagnet to lift and drop > the resulting brick into the hot part of an active volcano, then push > the planet it's on into the nearest star. > > I suppose an attacker *might* not be able to recover the data if you > skipped the last step, but why take chances? > > :-D > > (I wish I had come up with this one, but can't claim it...) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > ...Or, I could give it to my kids and ask them *not* to destroy it... Pete --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
