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| Cay @ OE6 |
 Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 8:43 pm |
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Assuming one has access to a cyphertext as well as plaintext version of an
encrypted file, is it possibile to determine the private key?
If so, look at this scenario: A WinXP Laptop that has the entire harddisk
encrypted with the built in encryption scheme. Couldn't an attacker simply
get the cyphertext version of, say, a windows system file, get a plaintext
version from his own installation of windows, determine the key and open it
all up?
(I'm aware he could also simply brute force the user account's password in
most cases)
TIA
-Cay |
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