Re: [Tails-dev] Tails: pcmcia / firewire / etc.

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Dla: Jacob Appelbaum
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Hi Jake,

Jacob wrote (late 2011):
>> Disable all firewire kernel modules. This will help fight against
>> forensics programs that will attempt to suck out memory with the
>> internal firewire or a cardbus/pcmcia card.


And tails@??? replied (05 Jan 2012 23:54:40 GMT) :
> Recent Linux kernels shipped by Debian use filtered physical DMA;
> unfiltered physical DMA seems to be disabled
> (CONFIG_FIREWIRE_OHCI_REMOTE_DMA is not set). Do you know which class
> of attacks is still practicaly doable on such a system?


We are still very interested in your answer to this question :)
Thanks a lot in advance!

(Reference: https://tails.boum.org/todo/disable_firewire__63__/)

Cheers,
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