Re: [TSCM-L] Wireless Key Board Question

From: John McCain <jmc..._at_dcbnet.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:43:57 -0500

Cheers,
JohnM

James M. Atkinson wrote:
>
> Paraphrased from original notes and documentation, original project
> completed Feb 2005
>
> Client permission for the following to be disclosed was formally granted
> with the conditions that certain omissions be made. They have reviewed
> this version and have approved its release in the hopes that it helps
> other protect their secrets.

<huge snip>

> Virtually identical results found with later test on other Gyration
> systems, and with most HP Wireless Keyboards.
>
> Experiment was performed by myself, supervised by another engineer from
> the client company, and by their corporate IT security manager. Legal
> restrictions both in letter and intent was closely observed (no
> eavesdropping even remotely took place), the entire project was video
> taped, photographed, and documented. The next morning everybody who had
> a Gyration or HP wireless keyboard found that their keyboard and mouse
> had magically disappeared and been replaced with a corded one. The
> presentation to management later the next day was "eventful" and they
> took action to repair some recent damage that had been caught by these
> keyboards.
>
> They are a great product, but do not use them for sensitive matters, and
> certainly not when typing out passwords and user names.
>
> -jma
>
>
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