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

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Author: Jacob Appelbaum
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To: intrigeri
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Old-Topics: Re: [Tails-dev] Tails: pcmcia / firewire / etc.
Subject: [Tails-dev] ***SPAM*** Re: Tails: pcmcia / firewire / etc.
intrigeri:
> 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!
>


I'm not sure, so I'd still disable it until you have a forensics toolkit
or three that fails to work.

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


Also, what about pcmcia/pccard/express card?

All the best,
Jake