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Re: protection on IoMega ZIP drives

To: [email protected] (Joseph L. Moll)
Subject: Re: protection on IoMega ZIP drives
From: Adam Shostack <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 10:52:40 -0500 (EST)
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Joseph L. Moll" at Mar 22, 96 07:06:37 am
Sender: [email protected]

Joseph L. Moll wrote:
| 
| Anyone have any idea how secure the ZIP disk is once it is "protected?"  I
| know that the disk will refuse to be mounted without the passkey, but what
| is really happening here?

	Its weak software encryption.  Paul Kocher announced he had
cracked it in Sept/Oct, but is not distributing the crack program.

Adam



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References:
- protection on IoMega ZIP drives
  - From: "Joseph L. Moll" <[email protected]>

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