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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by microcolonel on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @02:55PM (#18809531)
Well, as it pertains to power delivery, it seems to me that UL and friends could have their own keys, which they would delegate to manufacturers of certified devices.

I figure the authentication will happen largely in the host software as well, so if you're running a real operating system you'll be able to install your own keys.

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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by geofft on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @04:35PM (#18810473)
Most of the people I love and care about, as well as most of the people who hold my personal data in trust, are not using "real" operating systems in your definition.

(Besides, how do you see this working? Are you manufacturing your own USB devices?)

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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by JohnFen on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @06:18PM (#18811300)
> Are you manufacturing your own USB devices?

I do (depending on your definition of "manufacturing". I buy USB controller chips to add to my projects), although not USB C.

Now that you bring it up, I do wonder if this authentication scheme will mean that hobbyists won't be able to use it.

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Re:USB Type-C to Become More Secure with Authentication Stan... by microcolonel on Thursday January 03, 2019 @08:40PM (#18821263)
I've done a USB device, so yeah I have some stake in this. I suspect there will be CAs and certificates just as with TLS, the question is how costly and time consuming it'll all be.
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