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Re:Airbnb's preferred smart lock vendor accidentally bricks ... by raverbashing on Monday August 14, 2017 @02:47PM (#15011352)
> what's to keep someone from flashing an update that backdoors the lock?

> from which a signed payload can be loaded

All updates should be digitally signed by the lock manufacturer

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Re:Airbnb's preferred smart lock vendor accidentally bricks ... by jlgaddis on Monday August 14, 2017 @06:44PM (#15013702)
From a security perspective, absolutely they should.

But then we complain because we don't "own" the hardware and can't hack around on it.

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