Well, I’m using the term “debate” loosely here because it seems to me, given the marshalled evidence, there isn’t much of a debate to be had, but in any case, Microsoft has responded to Peter Gutmann’s cost analysis of the DRM subsystems in Windows Vista (of which I’d written about earlier), and also in system […]
Peter Gutmann has just published a fairly detailed examination of Windows Vista Content Protection. It is highly recommended reading in that it has non-trivial implications for essentially all personal computer users of any stripe…
A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt
Note that this analysis dovetails with Bruce Schneier’s overall “DRM is futile” piece from 2001…
The […]
Ross Anderson, a founder of the field of Security Economics, who previously maintained an old-school homepage as his “blog” (similar to what I also used to do, though he did/does a way better job), is now blogging on his U of Cambridge Security Research group’s blog..
Light Blue Touchpaper
It, and Ross’ other web pages and publications […]