SSL/TLS passive sniffing

[Janusz A. Urbanowicz]

> [1] Superconducting QUantum Interference Device, the Gibsonian gizmo
>     used by the dolphin in _Johnny Mnemonic_ to extract "80 *Gigabytes*!"
>     of information from the courier's brain-mounted memory module.

SQUID-s are not a 'Gibsonian gizmo', they are a real device, superensitive
magnetometers based on properties of Josephson junction. For more info, see
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUID>. I guess a better reference, instead of
SQUIDs, in the threat model you discuss would be Van Eck phreaking or its
military incarnation i.e. TEMPEST. And moreover if TEMPEST is called into
view, there are many other ways the information can be leaked, than tapping
CPU's ALU.

Alex
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