From: Arno Wagner <arno@wagner.name>
To: dm-crypt@saout.de
Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] Verbatim's crypto NAS - News Article
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:12:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110913001221.GA1791@tansi.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4E6E9C66.5090701@redhat.com>
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 01:57:26AM +0200, Milan Broz wrote:
> On 09/13/2011 01:15 AM, Jorge F?bregas wrote:
> > I'd like to share this article that came up about a month ago regarding
> > Verbatim's NAS that uses LUKS:
> >
> > "Backdoor suspected in Verbatim's crypto NAS"
> >
> > http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Backdoor-suspected-in-Verbatim-s-crypto-NAS-1315921.html
>
> *shrug*
>
> Not the first time, similar (even worse) issue, different vendor,
> http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3200
>
> Milan
As I am a reader of c't, I have been on the lookout for a
followup. I am not aware of any.
I agree with Milan that this is not shocking or unexpected,
commecial vendors often get security wrong or make unacceptable
trade-offs in the name of simplifying customer support or product
design.
The CVE is a very good example.
The bottom-line is that for secure storage the implementor
has to know really what they are doing and must be honest.
This typically means you have to find out and do it yourself.
Even if you have the money and can buy consulting, you still
need to find people that have these qualities. Unfortunately
that is not easy.
Arno
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-09-13 0:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-09-12 23:15 [dm-crypt] Verbatim's crypto NAS - News Article Jorge Fábregas
2011-09-12 23:57 ` Milan Broz
2011-09-13 0:12 ` Arno Wagner [this message]
2011-09-13 2:53 ` Sven Eschenberg
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