Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:05:18 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: David Benfell <benfell@parts-unknown.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: operation not permitted on entropy file Message-ID: <20140813120518.73207066.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20140813094210.GA5311@home.parts-unknown.org> References: <20140811101822.41851cc7.freebsd@edvax.de> <20140811142707.GA10186@home.parts-unknown.org> <CA%2BtpaK2RC0w7Y4etxs%2Byx59_gAURNEtB38h=sV8pEFkBRWVFWQ@mail.gmail.com> <20140811171653.b7c60e58.freebsd@edvax.de> <20140811153535.GA30506@home.parts-unknown.org> <20140811183912.ef0f20a6.freebsd@edvax.de> <20140812023229.GB84770@home.parts-unknown.org> <20140812073141.217954e3.freebsd@edvax.de> <20140812234321.GB25757@home.parts-unknown.org> <20140813102514.d4026945.freebsd@edvax.de> <20140813094210.GA5311@home.parts-unknown.org>
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:42:10 -0700, David Benfell wrote: > Actually haven't seen a PS/2 connector for a while. Given the latest > hullabaloo about USB security issues, I wonder if they'll make a > comeback. Probably not, because the worst, most insecure and mechanically problematic technology usually prevails. Regarding USB security, you're probably talking about this? http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/this-thumbdrive-hacks-computers-badusb-exploit-makes-devices-turn-evil/ https://srlabs.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/SRLabs-BadUSB-BlackHat-v1.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuruzFqMgIw I've even seen it being demonstrated on TV. On TV! On _german_ TV! I had already been reading about this interesting attack vector, but I didn't assume it was that "easy"... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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