I love living in the future.
Dec. 19th, 2013 02:17 pm"Here, we describe a new acoustic cryptanalysis key extraction attack, applicable to GnuPG's current implementation of RSA. The attack can extract full 4096-bit RSA decryption keys from laptop computers (of various models), within an hour, using the sound generated by the computer during the decryption of some chosen ciphertexts. We experimentally demonstrate that such attacks can be carried out, using either a plain mobile phone placed next to the computer, or a more sensitive microphone placed 4 meters away."
That's right: Extracting your private key, by using a phone to record the sound your laptop makes while decrypting stuff.
This is AWESOME.
That's right: Extracting your private key, by using a phone to record the sound your laptop makes while decrypting stuff.
This is AWESOME.
