On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Jinx wrote:

> Yes, that's a good point. But if there's a 1024-bit key involved, and s/w
> is tied up in an unreadable micro, the effort required to get a micro out
> of a block of epoxy, then try to get the s/w out, then break the key should
> be a pretty big deterrent. I hope. I've tried myself to get chips out of
> epoxy, not easy, even with a normal circuit. A flimsy one, say with fine
> wires and SMT components, would be pretty tricky to get out in one piece

Three words...  one solution:

Methyl ethyl ketone.

Dale
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