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Re:Show HN: The SC4-HSM, a fully open USB hardware secure mo... by lisper on Friday July 08, 2016 @02:36AM (#12053902)
> I just might have to get one

Better hurry. My stock of prototypes is very nearly sold out.

> BBC:Micro[m] project

I have no idea about that particular device. But very few things end up being secure by accident. But if it's not designed for security like the STM32F415 is, then I'd say odds are good it's not secure.

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Re:Show HN: The SC4-HSM, a fully open USB hardware secure mo... by e12e on Friday July 08, 2016 @06:56AM (#12054643)
Sorry (happy :) to hear that you're running out. Might actually be in a situation soon where it will make more sense to hold a workshop and build a good handful of the things.

Agreed on the "accidentally secure" part. Then again, if you could drench a full x86 pc in epoxy, it might be possible to make "reasonably secure" blob if all you left open was a serial port. Might.

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