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> Some kind of secure enclave is necessary to prevent brute force attacks.

Eh maybe, what's the realistic threat model here? 99.9% of the time someone stealing a laptop isn't going to know or care what's on it, they'll just wipe it and sell the hardware. And in the rare case where you're seriously concerned about a competitor or spy making a targeted attack, you'll have a password policy where you're not using something bruteforceable.



The supposed attack scenario is that the laptop is returned in a trojaned form with a kernel-based keylogger. The usual counterargument is that the laptop might be as well returned with a hardware-based keylogger.




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