TKey: A reasonably secure RISC-V computer in a USB stickdev.tillitis.secross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanssbcs@lemux.minnix.devhackernews@derp.foo Danny M ( @dannym@lemmy.escapebigtech.info ) Technology • edit-29 months ago message-square8fedilinkarrow-up144
arrow-up144external-linkTKey: A reasonably secure RISC-V computer in a USB stickdev.tillitis.se Danny M ( @dannym@lemmy.escapebigtech.info ) Technology • edit-29 months ago message-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanssbcs@lemux.minnix.devhackernews@derp.foo
minus-square sparky@lemmy.federate.cc ( @sparky@lemmy.federate.cc ) linkfedilink5•9 months agoYea, what is the expected use in this case?
minus-square appel ( @appel@whiskers.bim.boats ) linkfedilink4•9 months agoFrom what I can gather it is intended to be an open source hardware security key, or key generator, not really a usable personal computer
minus-square Big P ( @peter@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoA key generator where the code to generate the key has to be loaded on every time it’s plugged in?
minus-square Alex ( @ultra@feddit.ro ) linkfedilink2•9 months agoAs someone else said, you can overwrite the firmware if you get the unlocked one and the flashing tool, then you can relock it
Yea, what is the expected use in this case?
From what I can gather it is intended to be an open source hardware security key, or key generator, not really a usable personal computer
A key generator where the code to generate the key has to be loaded on every time it’s plugged in?
As someone else said, you can overwrite the firmware if you get the unlocked one and the flashing tool, then you can relock it