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What happens if the device is cold booted?

April 26, 2017booted cold device happens

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What happens if the device is cold booted?

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If the device is reset and internal flash is cleared, the decryption keys are lost. If the keys were preserved, it would be easy to access the storage card of a stolen device by just cold booting the stolen device and clearing its storage, then re-inserting the stolen card.