USAFRet ODuffer said: Hopefully the first thing WS do on hearing 'the knock' is pull the plug. Why would a reputable business doing nothing nefarious automagically disconnect everything when hearing a knock at the door? oh wait…. Reply
Wwwyzzerdd hwertz said: Is that REALLY standard to practice to keep a seized server powered on, or is that standard practice in some TV show or movie? Riddle me this, how do you yank a server out of a rack without cutting power to it? Servers are built with redundancy; they have two separate power supplies so that if one fails, the other will continue powering the unit. Simply disconnect one from UPS and plug in to portable UPS. Reply
bill001g It would not take much for them to add a feature that powers off the machine or wipes the memory if it the machine is idle for a period of time. This is how the graphene os for pixel phones prevent extraction of data from stolen or confiscated phones. Reply
RPGpro Wwwyzzerdd said: Servers are built with redundancy; they have two separate power supplies so that if one fails, the other will continue powering the unit. Simply disconnect one from UPS and plug in to portable UPS. This wouldn't work if the server has even basic security features enabled. Most servers will automatically perform a soft power down if they lose the connection to their domain controller, this is designed to ensure data which is being processed and hasn't been encrypted yet can't be accessed. But it's a system that's also frequently used for power saving even when data isn't sensitive, since if a server can't access required data it might as well power down until needed. In the case of RAM-based storage this usually means the server power down also deletes the data… Reply
Joomsy USAFRet said: Why would a reputable business doing nothing nefarious automagically disconnect everything when hearing a knock at the door? oh wait…. Ah, yes, guilty until proven innocent. Lemme guess; you're also one of these types who are fine with Microsoft handing over decryption keys to the government because "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about". Do you also let strange people into your house when you spot them creeping around your yard? I mean, if you have nothing to steal, you've got nothing to worry about, right? You should be totally fine with absolute strangers pilfering through your personal property. Reply
USAFRet Joomsy said: Ah, yes, guilty until proven innocent. Lemme guess; you're also one of these types who are fine with Microsoft handing over decryption keys to the government because "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about". Do you also let strange people into your house when you spot them creeping around your yard? I mean, if you have nothing to steal, you've got nothing to worry about, right? You should be totally fine with absolute strangers pilfering through your personal property. Sorry, but you are so far wrong…. Reply
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Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/dutch-authorities-allegedly-seize-vpn-server-without-a-warrant-company-claims-that-law-enforcement-will-return-it-after-analyzing-the-device-fully#main
- https://www.tomshardware.com
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