Re: [tlug] Bits to Bits, Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:05:56 +0900 Michael Reinsch <mr@example.com> wrote:

> > Why bother with the password? The owner knows what you want to know. 
> > Just skip the password and ask what you want to know. 
> 
> Not always so.
> 
> For instance, there are those nice hardware crypto cards or hardware
> crypto tokens which produce a one time access token (some string or
> number). ...

I think you missed my point. 

The password is not the ultimate information desired. 
Ignore the password and ignore the hard drive. 
The ultimate information desired could be something like: 

   What is the secret ingredient in the formula? 
   How many secretaries is the boss "doing"? 
   Who is in buy-out negotiations? 
   What is the bid and offer prices? 
   Where is the gold hidden? 

Some of that information might not even be on the hard drive.