IBM Hardwires Encryption Into Chips

zenwarrior writes "Reported by CNET, a new chip technology termed Secure Blue by IBM will keep users' data encrypted and secured at virtually every moment on essentially anything in which the chip can be used. Data is even encrypted in RAM, leaving display for users' viewing as almost the last place it isn't encrypted. This has to be considered decidedly anti-Homeland Defense by the current administration. If so, when will we see it if ever?"

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Homeland Security Vrs RIAA

[Jumbo Jimbo]

This has to be considered decidedly anti-Homeland Defense by the current administration. If so, when will we see it if ever?

Anti-Homeland Defense, maybe, but avoiding data leakage will make it very attractive to RIAA / MPAA and other copyright protection lobby groups.

So Maybe we get to see what happens when the RIAA face off against the Department for Homeland Security and the CIA - that would be one I would like to see (Maybe we should just watch them fight them nuke them both from orbit - only way to be sure).

Re:Pretty cool

[c0l0]

From what I've heard the encryption scheme to be implemented by the "Secure Blue" chip is supposed to be based on a sophisticated algorithm called "Triple-ROT52", developed at an university in Australia. Neat stuff, indeed!
 
 

Now let's lean back and see how long it takes for the Inquirer to pick this up...

No processor overhead.

[Chas]

Hey man. What's that encryption on that thing?

Double ROT26.

Woo. That's gonna be TOUGH to crack!

Re:No processor overhead.

[Ninjy]

They should just use double ROT13, then. It would double its processing capacity!

Re:DRM

[onecheapgeek]

He could, but he'd have to rename himself "coherentexplanation".