RE: XP backdoors

[vojko kočevnik <tehnicnapomoc () email si>]

 If the password would be the only important thing in security there would't be
any secu-patches...A good password isn't enough !! There are so many unknow
exploits (odays ) that u cannot be safe even with a good password even with a
hard-securred box..Keep in mind that !

> Lets say I now have an extremely good password that would take NSA 200 years
>
> to crack.
>
> Assuming that my XP box is physically safe from others accessing it,
> is there a way for Joe-cr/hacker to quickly obtain my password without 
> having to run a crackware?
>
> Backdoors that exploit software bugs need only install the proper patches
> but are there any exploits that take advantage of the nature of 
> hardware/protocol/architecture
> itself?
>
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