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I get the sense that #2 is viewed as a risk for DRM, given all the work that goes into preventing firmware downgrades to potentially insecure firmware. Specific
by Galxeagle 2y ago
I get the sense that #2 is viewed as a risk for DRM, given all the work that goes into preventing firmware downgrades to potentially insecure firmware. Specifically thinking of the Nintendo Switch[1] that goes so far as to blow fuses on each firmware upgrade!
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23534793 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23534793
- Tijdreiziger 2y agoeFuses were already on the Xbox 360/PS3 generation. Smartphones also use them to lock out proprietary photography algorithms if you unlock the bootloader. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFuse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFuse