>"This issue doesn't impact Lion FDE at all. Lots of people use Lion FDE."
Wouldn't it be the case that if a person used the same password for full disk encryption that has been exposed by the security flaw, that Lion FDE security would be compromised?
In other words, this seems to be a case where an isolated software flaw creates the potential to exploit a common wetware security flaw.
The claim the ZDnet appears to be making is that this flaw is most likely to make its appearance felt in environments with lots of Macs and a need for backwards compatibility or flexible support for employees with Mac laptops.
It looks to me like the risk is to any ecosystem which supports heterogeneous OSX configurations - e.g. the VP of Sales Macbook may be an attack vector due to the way in which he uses it at home.
Wouldn't it be the case that if a person used the same password for full disk encryption that has been exposed by the security flaw, that Lion FDE security would be compromised?
In other words, this seems to be a case where an isolated software flaw creates the potential to exploit a common wetware security flaw.
The claim the ZDnet appears to be making is that this flaw is most likely to make its appearance felt in environments with lots of Macs and a need for backwards compatibility or flexible support for employees with Mac laptops.
It looks to me like the risk is to any ecosystem which supports heterogeneous OSX configurations - e.g. the VP of Sales Macbook may be an attack vector due to the way in which he uses it at home.