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frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement) writes:

> In either case, I would only look on encryption as a defense against relativel
> simple attacks. Presumably the program can be read with a debugger, and the 
> key should be derivable from the fact that the plain text of the DOS boot 
> sector is known.

It depends on the encryption method used. If it is DES, or something
equally strong, you are simply out of luck.

> Against that, there is a good chance that anyone stealing your PC would simply
> repartition/reformat & your sensitive data would go unread.

Exactly. Encryption can prevent only read access on a PC, not write
access. The attacker still has the possibility to destroy your data.
Here only a hardware solution can help - one that enforces physical
security.

Regards,
Vesselin
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