hubert@feyrer.de (Hubert Feyrer) writes:

>That only works if you force users to use it, by hardware.
>Until then, uninitiated users will just yank out the usb stick when the 
>shell prompt's back, and that's it.

I believe it is ok if the vulnerable period is <2-3 seconds
and it is an absolute must that the system survives the
operation, especially when the usb stick is put back and
you try to access the possibly corrupted filesystem.


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