Firmware Security Concerns
The cluster centers on debates about firmware replaceability, security measures like signing and physical access requirements, potential attacks, remote updates, and legal issues such as DMCA violations.
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Maybe allow others to replace the firmware with their own?
Replacing the firmware should require physical access for security reasons imho.
could you explain your firmware comment?
Still want to know how they're mitigating firmware attacks :)
Couldn't it have been? after all they can remotely update the firmware. They just weren't in this case.
They're distributing the firmware on-line (for updates) -- why prevent reading the firmware from the chip itself?
Sure, but they own the firmware now though
Aren't firmware updates signed?
They don't supply the firmware. The user must do that.
Unless there’s a firmware back door.