(cryptography) A type of sidechannel attack in which somebody with physical access to a computer is able to retrieve encryption keys from a running operating system after a reboot. It relies on the fact that the contents of memory can still be read for a short period after power is cut off.

Synonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

Synonym of couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on. / A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.

To help (oneself) without the aid of others. / (computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.

present participle of bootstrap

The process by which something is bootstrapped.

(idiomatic) To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only by one's own efforts or abilities.