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Cold boot attack

In computer security, a cold boot attack (or to a lesser extent, a platform reset attack) is a type of side channel attack in which an attacker with physical access to a computer performs a memory dump of a computer's random-access memory (RAM) by performing a hard reset of the target machine. Typically, cold boot attacks are used for retrieving…

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Circumventing full disk encryption

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Smartphones

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Cold boot attack

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related to Full memory encryption · 16
Cold boot attack → AMD, CPU, CPU-based, Encrypting, Implementations, In, Intel Willow Cove, Linux, Microsoft Xbox, One, PrivateCore, RAM, RamCrypt, Software-based, This, TRESOR
related to Secure erasure of memory · 14
Cold boot attack → An, BIOS, However, If, M-2, Mitigation Specification, POST, RAM, SATAx, Since, SSD, TCG Platform Reset Attack, TEMPEST, The
related to External links · 13
Cold boot attack → Cambridge, Cold Boot Attacks, ConceptBoffins Freeze Phone, Crack Android On-Device CryptoSkorobogatov, Encryption Keys, June, Lest We Remember, Low, RAM, Retrieved, Sergei, University, YouTubeMcGrew Security's Proof
related to Technical details · 13
Cold boot attack → Attackers, CD-ROM, Consequently, DIMM, DMA, Further, Furthermore, In, RAM, The, USB, While, With
related to BitLocker · 9
Cold boot attack → BitLocker, Consequently, Due, However, If, PIN, TPM, USB, When
related to Circumventing full disk encryption · 7
Cold boot attack → BitLocker, Cold, In, PIN, TPM, Trusted Platform Module, USB
related to Ineffective countermeasures · 6
Cold boot attack → As, Hence, However, Intel Core, Memory, Sleep
related to Preventing physical access · 5
Cold boot attack → However, One, Typically, UEFI Secure Boot, USB
related to Smartphones · 5
Cold boot attack → Android, The, This, Typically, USB
related to Mitigation · 4
Cold boot attack → RAM, Several, Since, While

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FireWireinstance ofsuch as a DMA attack that allows the physical memory to be accessed via a high-speed expansion port0.80text
theftinstance ofmalicious purposes0.80text
data recovery.Digital forensicsIn certain casesinstance ofmalicious purposes0.80text
a cold boot attack is used in the discipline of digital forensics to forensically preserve data contained within memory as criminal evidenceinstance ofmalicious purposes0.80text
financial information or trade secrets for malicious intentinstance ofwhich can provide information about the state of the system at the time such as what programs are running.Malicious intentA cold boot attack may be used by attackers to gain acc…0.80text
what programs are runninginstance ofwhich can provide information about the state of the system at the time0.80text
financial information or trade secrets for malicious intentinstance ofMalicious intentA cold boot attack may be used by attackers to gain access to encrypted information0.80text
UEFI Secure Boot or similar boot verification approaches can be effective in preventing an attacker from booting up a custom software environment to dump out the contents of soldered-on main memory.Full memory encryptionEncrypting random-access memoryinstance ofA mitigation0.80text
Tails provide a feature that securely writes random data to system memory when the operating system is shut down to mitigate against a cold boot attackinstance ofSome operating systems0.80text
UEFI Secure Boot or similar boot verification approaches can be effective in preventing an attacker from booting up a custom software environment to dump out the contents of soldered-on main memoryinstance ofA mitigation0.80text
Cold boot attackrelated to BitLockerBitLocker0.60section
Cold boot attackrelated to BitLockerPIN0.60section

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