nemo_outis wrote:


> If that "other media" is permanently attached to the system (i.e.,
> "fixed") then plausible deniability is still shot. Since Microsoft only
> supports booting normal Windows (not PE, not embedded) from fixed media,
> what you want is unachievable with Windows as the OS (without violating
> the licence).


Once again: You can modify an normal Windows installation CD to allow
installation and booting from USB mass storage, FireWire Mass Storage and SD
Cards. Without any license violation. With a text editor and cabarc (which
is free to download from Microsoft).

> However, if you are still worried about plausible deniability (although
> there being a good reason for having a system that contains only disks
> with random data strikes me as the epitome of implausible)


Implausible? Heck, every media I buy is throughly tested by a very simple
yet highly effective scheme:

dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1m count=X | tee /dev/hdX | sha1sum
sync
dd if=/dev/hdX | sha1sum

If I never start using these media, then they will remain being filled with
pseudorandom data.

Ugh, and do you know what I do if I want to securely wipe media because I
plan to sell them? You can guess:

dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1m of=/dev/hdX