[Cryptography] You can't trust any of your hardware

[Dave Horsfall]

> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:46:00AM -0400, Jerry Leichter wrote:
> > [...] after all, how many firmware updates for USB devices have you 
> > ever seen? - but I guess it's handy at the end of manufacturing, and 
> > gets left open because ... who would ever think of attacking it?

Unless you're thinking of USB sticks specifically, I've got several USB 
devices that can have their firmware upgraded.  My GPS receiver, my ADSL 
modem, my external disk, and for all I know my printer.  Probably the 
mobile phone as well.

-- Dave