[Cryptech Tech] Alpha board BOM and PCB design requirements

[Russ Housley]

>> The pro side is that *all* you need is readily available: aluminium powder,
>> Fe3O4 powder, sparklers (magnesium based fireworks), flower pots.
> 
> If you're thinking of adding this functionality to an HSM, don't.  A friend of
> mine looked at active tamper response some years ago and made some informal
> inquiries with a few federal agencies involved in regulating this sort of
> thing.  Their response was "don't even think about it".
> 
> (US military gear has active tamper response, but it's generally in sealed
> containers where no... byproduct escapes.  Also, since they're the military,
> no-one complains about them shipping and storing pyrotechnic devices).

I agree with Peter.  Writing over sensitive parts of memory is one thing.  Anything that might cause physical damage is quite another.

Russ