"Genuine" Nikon photos Bashny.Net

The company "ElcomSoft» (ElcomSoft) investigated the authentication system still pictures created by Nikon, and discovered a serious vulnerability in the handling of the encryption key protected image. It should be clear that the system determines the presence or absence of changes in the image from the time the snapshot was taken, allowing you to check its authenticity and to use the photo for law enforcement, government agencies, the media, insurance companies and so on. Image Authentication software operates using a digital signature modules available in high-end digital SLR cameras Nikon.
According to "ElcomSoft" Nikon statements about the reliability of the system - a "fraud." By the way, before she was able to prove that such a system Canon has also not working, "ElcomSoft" has introduced several obviously fake photos like Stalin with the iPhone, however, the authentication system authentication shots Canon's recognized their validity. Now the company has gone the same way: removed the original signing key from the camera Nikon (vulnerability allows it) and produced a number of false images that have successfully passed the test program from the Image Authentication Software Nikon, since they were signed removed the key. At this time, these have been recognized by Dmitry Medvedev bitten apple instead of the iPhone in hand





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The company "ElcomSoft" Nikon notified about this issue, but received no reply: Nikon has not shown the slightest interest in this issue, said "ElcomSoft". According to her, this vulnerability exists in all modern cameras Nikon, which support the program Nikon Image Authentication, including digital SLR cameras Nikon D3X, D3, D700, D300S, D300, D2Xs, D2X, D2Hs, and D200. The company "ElcomSoft" intends to share some technical data on this issue at one of the forthcoming conference on security.



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