News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Black Hat USA 2015: The full story of how that Jeep was h... by Animats on Friday August 14, 2015 @03:01AM (#10058970)
If they allow over the air updates, even encrypted, there's a big potential risk. Exactly how are the crypto keys generated and protected? An attack on the download signing server, rather than the car, offers an entry point.
Re:Black Hat USA 2015: The full story of how that Jeep was h... by brohee on Friday August 14, 2015 @10:12AM (#10060174)
From what I've seen, in multiple industries (but not automotive), pretty much anyone serious about signing firmware holds the keys in a HSM.

When you factor the total impact of firmware signing on the product lifecycle, a HSM is a drop in a bucket...