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From: Priam on 30 May 2010 01:09
On 05/30/2010 12:44 AM, Priam wrote:
> On 05/30/2010 12:06 AM, nospam wrote:
>> In article<htsnrf$5dr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Priam
>> <priam(a)notsosure.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If your iPhone is stolen, the data stored on the device is accessible.
>>
>> that's the case with nearly *any* phone, or computer for that matter.
>>
>> there is no security if someone has physical access to the device.
>
> In message 280520101128199253%nospam(a)nospam.invalid, you wrote:
>
> "the expectation is because apple said it has hardware encryption."
>
> and I added the reference on Apple's site:
>
> �And your data is secure with support for encrypted data in
> transmission, *hardware encryption for data at rest*, and encrypted
> backups in iTunes.�
>
> <http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/>
>
> Passwords are easy to bypass. Encryption is another matter because even
> if you have access to the file, you can't read it.


Zdziarski warned that the way encryption worked on the iPhone could be
exploited in this way if a tool allowed the iPhone's file system to be
mounted. "*The [iPhone OS] kernel decrypts it for you* when you ask for
files, so you get the decrypted copy," he told Ars last summer.

Marienfeldt verified that only the DCIM folder, where images and videos
are stored, is accessible on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux�even older
versions of Ubuntu. However, Lucid Lynx will, when set to auto mount
USB-based devices, expose the entire filesystem of any iPhone. "This
data protection flaw exposes music, photos, videos, podcasts, voice
recordings, Google safe browsing database, game contents," Marienfeldt
wrote on his blog.

He has shared his findings with Apple, and engineers were able to verify
the problem. "Apple could reproduce the described serious issue and
believes [it understands] why this can happen but cannot provide timing
or further details on the release of a fix," Marienfeldt said.


<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/05/new-research-reveals-troubling-security-issues-for-iphones.ars>

It seems the problem is acknowledged all over the place but, fear not,
Apple will undoubtedly agree within a year or two.
From: nospam on 30 May 2010 01:12
In article <htsqac$f6q$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Priam
<priam(a)notsosure.com> wrote:

> "the expectation is because apple said it has hardware encryption."

it doesn't matter.

if someone has physical access, they can take all the time they want
getting data out of it. encryption only slows them down.

most people are not going to bother. they'll just wipe it clean and put
their own info in it.
From: Erik Richard Sørensen on 30 May 2010 09:15


dorayme wrote:
> In article <4c01a7ab$0$4826$ba624c82(a)nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
> Erik Richard Sørensen <NOSPAM(a)NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
>
>> dorayme wrote:
>>> Erik Richard Sørensen <NOSPAM(a)NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
>>>> dorayme wrote:
> ...
>>>>> the LG ... too often failing altogether to
>>>>> wake from monitor sleep and I have to switch the power on and off
>>>>> to it to trigger it back on via the mains at the wall, (the power
>>>>> on the monitor frame is unresponsive in this situation).
>>>>>
> ...
>>>> But before deciding anyting... Which graphics card are you using...
>>> ATI Radeon 9800 Pro:
>>>
>>> Chipset Model: ATY,R350
>>> Type: Display
> ...
>> As I can see card has the latest firmware, so it should be able to
>> handle any kind of sleep. You can try to delete the energy saving prefs
>> from username/library/preferences, reboot and set new prefs again to see
>> if this would help.
>>
>
> Which file? Under what name, nothing stands out?

This one from username/library/preferences
'com.apple.systempreferences.plist'. - And if I recall right from the
Tiger, there also is a file called 'com.apple.energysavings.plist'
either in username/library/preferences or volume/library/preferences.

You can also try to press the 'Reset to Default' button in the 'Energy
Savings' controlpane and then set the new prefs again.

If you delete the 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist' you will have to
reenter some of the other prefs settings for some of the controlpanels
as well, since they are stored in the same prefs file.

>> As I understand it the problems in the missing deep-sleep is that the
>> PCI slots donot get enough power to wake up the cards again, when the
>> computer is put to sleep. The strange thing though is that if you have
>> PCI cards mounted and take out any external units - printer, harddisk,
>> mouse etc. from the PCI cards, you can put the G4s to sleep and also
>> wake them up again without problem. I did this myself once by mistake
>> just after I bought the MDDs, but it was before they were connected with
>> the external things like printer, harddisks, zip drive, LS & floppy
>> drives. So I thought that the problems wasn't on the MDDs, but I got
>> wiser the first time I got it fully setup and put it to sleep - no
>> awake...forced reboot...
>
> OK but, of course, you will agree that it is not exactly fitting
> in with the point of having PCI cards. Anyway, easy enough to
> simply leave the machine running all day and night! But I rather
> want monitor sleep.

Indeed! - And I simply donot understand why Apple didn't fix this
problem. The 'deep-sleep' problem was revealed few weeks after the
release of the first G4 AGP model... - Normally I always power the whole
system down when I go to bed - i.e. both the computers, the monitors and
the powered speaker systems.

> This pesky monitor problem did not happen just this morning, went
> off to a long breakfast (OK, OK, I hear you ask and accept you
> need to know:
>
> * Home made muesli, served with kiwi fruit, banana, rock melon
> honey, greek style yogurt, low fat variety, a few teaspoons of
> Psyllium husks (water retaining grain, good for bowl movements),
> soya milk.
>
> * Then real espresso coffee, espresso machine made, wholemeal
> bread warmed, a sliver of bacon, fat sliced off, a free range egg
> fried, a sliver of low fat cheese on the bread which is
> 'buttered' by an altogether too expensive cholesterol lowering
> margarine. Some cleansing cold peeled lebanese cucumber to go
> with.
>
> Why are you all so interested in what I eat anyway?)

I didn't ask... - But it sounds good for a long day's work.:-)) - I'm
not that much for muesli. - Instead I prefer the multi-grained dark
Danish bread with a good strong matured cheese and lots of fresh milled
pure Colombian coffee.:-)

> and when I came back, the LG kicked back into life. Wonder if it
> is something to do with the exact composition of my breakfast <g>

You see - the LG obviously had been thinking of the threats to be sent
for repair, so it decided to show it's best.:-)

Cheers, Erik Richard

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From: dorayme on 30 May 2010 19:18
In article <4c0264f8$0$32177$ba624c82(a)nntp06.dk.telia.net>,
Erik Richard Sørensen <NOSPAM(a)NOSPAM.dk> wrote:

> > Which file? Under what name, nothing stands out?
>
> This one from username/library/preferences
> 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist'. - And if I recall right from the
> Tiger, there also is a file called 'com.apple.energysavings.plist'
> either in username/library/preferences or volume/library/preferences.
>
> You can also try to press the 'Reset to Default' button in the 'Energy
> Savings' controlpane and then set the new prefs again.
>
> If you delete the 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist' you will have to
> reenter some of the other prefs settings for some of the controlpanels
> as well, since they are stored in the same prefs file.

Thanks, I have the com.apple.systempreferences.plist but cannot
find the more specific com.apple.energysavings.plist. I need a
reminder or simply to know what exactly I am letting myself in
for if I delete the one I have. How many things in the System
Pref Show All would I be needing to reset?

I can easily do the Reset to Default and will.

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dorayme
From: Erik Richard Sørensen on 30 May 2010 20:20

dorayme wrote:
> Erik Richard Sørensen <NOSPAM(a)NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
>>> Which file? Under what name, nothing stands out?
>> This one from username/library/preferences
>> 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist'. - And if I recall right from the
>> Tiger, there also is a file called 'com.apple.energysavings.plist'
>> either in username/library/preferences or volume/library/preferences.
>>
>> You can also try to press the 'Reset to Default' button in the 'Energy
>> Savings' controlpane and then set the new prefs again.
>>
>> If you delete the 'com.apple.systempreferences.plist' you will have to
>> reenter some of the other prefs settings for some of the controlpanels
>> as well, since they are stored in the same prefs file.
>
> Thanks, I have the com.apple.systempreferences.plist but cannot
> find the more specific com.apple.energysavings.plist. I need a
> reminder or simply to know what exactly I am letting myself in
> for if I delete the one I have. How many things in the System
> Pref Show All would I be needing to reset?
>
> I can easily do the Reset to Default and will.

OK, then don't delete the systemprefs in the first place, but do a Reset
to Default instead. If you delete the com.apple.systempreferences.plist
you must - if I remember right - re-enter about 50-60% of all system
settings again - i.e. for everything in Systempreferences that don't
have their own .plist file. - I only do it myself, if given problems
persist*). Re-entering all settings again might take up to an hour...

Hm... I know nearly nothing about the LG monitors, but it might be worth
to reset it to factory default, if this is possible on your model using
the on-screen settings on the monitor.

*) For example I had severe sound problems on a single 1,4ghz CPU
upgraded Sawtooth running 10.4.6. Both systemsound and bootsound
regularely disappeared. This problem turned out to be crazy. I did
upgrade from 10.3.9 to 10.4.x and the installer left the old Sound prefs
pane from the 10.3.x. So a clean install solved this problem.

Cheers, Erik Richard

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