[Cryptography] ORWL - The First Open Source, Physically Secure Computer

Francisco Corella fcorella at pomcor.com
Thu Sep 1 23:18:58 EDT 2016


In: https://www.crowdsupply.com/design-shift/orwl <https://www.crowdsupply.com/design-shift/orwl>
> 
> Secure Key Fob
> 
> Each ORWL comes with a key fob that uses the same authentication
> technology as smart-cards, with an added ability to detect
> proximity. After the initial pairing of the key fob with the ORWL to
> generate a shared secret, the key fob’s near field communication (NFC)
> is used to authenticate the user, at which point the key fob’s uses
> Bluetooth (BLE) to monitor whether or not the user is within
> range. Once a user goes out of range, ORWL will lock, requiring the
> key fob’s NFC authentication to unlock.

That seems vulnerable to a relay attack.

Francisco

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