DEFCON 19: Introduction to Tamper Evident Devices
What it is
A DEF CON 19 talk by datagram introducing tamper-evident devices. It reviews how seals and similar products are designed and shows that they are often easily defeated, drawing on the DEF CON tamper-evident contest.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it in threads about physical security and tamper-evident seals as an informative look at how easily they are bypassed.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2015, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“is interesting to watch”
DEF CON intro to tamper-evident devices and how easily they are bypassed.
sllabres, 2015-09 · Recommendation · in “TSA Master Keys”
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Topics: tamper evident, physical security, lockpicking, defcon, seals
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