----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Botkin <dale@BOTKIN.ORG>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [PIC]: RSA encryption


> 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.

A pun?

>
> Dale
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