cold boot attack

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|cryptography}} A type of [[sidechannel]] attack in which somebody with [[physical]] [[access]] to a [[computer]] is able to [[retrieve]] [[encryption]] [[key]]s from a running [[operating system]] after a [[reboot]]. It relies on the fact that the [[contents]] of [[memory]] can still be read for a short period after [[power]] is cut off.

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