Physical Access Game Over

The cluster centers on the widely accepted security principle that physical access to a device or computer renders it compromised, often phrased as 'game over' or 'all bets are off,' with discussions debating its implications for software security.

📉 Falling 0.4x Security
2,852
Comments
20
Years Active
5
Top Authors
#522
Topic ID

Activity Over Time

2007
4
2008
15
2009
32
2010
54
2011
102
2012
97
2013
187
2014
110
2015
146
2016
182
2017
227
2018
178
2019
185
2020
215
2021
252
2022
217
2023
249
2024
221
2025
171
2026
8

Keywords

IT WiFi EM physical access physical security access attacker secure attack compromised key private key

Sample Comments

lukifer Dec 22, 2015 View on HN

Counterpoint: physical security largely works this way too.

angersock Jan 29, 2014 View on HN

Physical security means nothing to you, does it?

paraxisi Jan 21, 2020 View on HN

Physical access is (nearly) always game over.

Grue3 Jan 21, 2014 View on HN

Pretty much all security breaks if the attacker has physical access to what he is trying to break into.

saagarjha Aug 4, 2024 View on HN

Security is a tradeoff. Perfect security is not using a computer.

ekianjo Nov 29, 2017 View on HN

yes. physical access should never be considered secure.

_joel Oct 7, 2024 View on HN

The old saying of "if you've got physical access, game over", is where this applies.

anthk Sep 4, 2023 View on HN

You are deluded. Once they get physical access, you are out of luck.

hrrsn Dec 13, 2012 View on HN

Physical access is always game over.

forgotmypw17 Sep 29, 2020 View on HN

Basically, you can't trump physical access...