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1.2 KiB
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19 lines
1.2 KiB
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# Selecting Locations
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Secure a randomly selected location that has a private space with EM shielding,
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or no electronics in at least a 10 m radius. A moving vehicle (eg. car, bus,
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train, ferris wheel) is also a viable alternative. Additionally, the ceremony
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may be conducted in an open outdoor space, such as a forest, or a desert, at a
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location that is an open space not near any objects and ideally on a hard surface
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such as rock to prevent hidden devices in the ground. The point of narrowing the
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location selection to these spaces is that it makes it hard for a malicious
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actor to prepare for the ceremony and deploy equipment for side-channel attacks
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- with the intent of stealing the cryptographic material which is produced or
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managed during key ceremonies.
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The location should be selected immediately before the ceremony in order to
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eliminate the possibility of a malicious actor having time to infiltrate and
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compromise the space ahead of the ceremony. The location may be compromised
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anyways, as a malicious actor may have done so with another target in mind, or a
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more broad campaign, for example in the case for three letter agencies may plant
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cameras and microphones in hotels for intel gathering. |