Hardware root of trust can be a simple switch

Posted Sep 23, 2019 8:51 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: Hardware root of trust can be a simple switch by ber
Parent article: The properties of secure IoT devices

> Otherwise a unique root certificate installed by the device manufacturer is a root for imposing restrictions on the device later.
Then just throw out the device. There are plenty of competitors.

> Together with a unique ID it would also become a precondition for surveillance.
Yawn. Surveillance doesn't need your lighting switches and smart fridges.

Hardware root of trust can be a simple switch

Posted Sep 23, 2019 14:45 UTC (Mon) by micka (subscriber, #38720) [Link] (1 responses)

Seen the news about climate change?

Hardware root of trust can be a simple switch

Posted Sep 23, 2019 16:36 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

So? Just bake CO2 cost into the device cost.