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A comment on TP-Link Tapo C200: Hardcoded Keys, Buffer Overflows and Privacy. Parent comment

Re:TP-Link Tapo C200: Hardcoded Keys, Buffer Overflows and P... by evilsocket on Saturday December 20, 2025 @12:40PM (#46337940)
Do you people realize that there's a big difference between open source and proprietary technologies right?
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Re:TP-Link Tapo C200: Hardcoded Keys, Buffer Overflows and P... by tyami94 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @10:46AM (#46345629)
Doesn't matter really, keeping blobs hidden doesn't actually do anything except make it slightly harder to analyze the software. Making all blobs easily and readily available is exactly what I want the vendor to do. Black boxes don't make things secure.
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Re:TP-Link Tapo C200: Hardcoded Keys, Buffer Overflows and P... by evilsocket on Sunday December 21, 2025 @11:33AM (#46345997)
Agreed 100%, never said the opposite
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