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Old 12-10-2018, 09:31 AM   #1
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LXer: Tails Linux encrypted persistence is not as safe as you might think


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If I lend my USB key containing Tails Linux to an evil Penguin, am I sure to use it again afterwards? Is my LUKS key safe? There is no need for an evil Penguin to force or trick me to tell him my LUKS passphrase (as Tails website warns), he only needs to ask me to use my USB key for just a short while. An evil Penguin’s idea is to inject a script into the Tails filesystem which is able to reveal the LUKS master key – and eventually send it by the network.

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