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in principle it's kind of scary that the easiest way to get data from your car is to query a www server
by xkcd-sucks 11y ago
in principle it's kind of scary that the easiest way to get data from your car is to query a www server
- the_mitsuhiko 11y agoDepends on what you mean by easy. There is also the CAN bus.
- jacquesm 11y agoBut at least that requires physical access to the vehicle, something that is a bit harder to do when you're doing 90 miles per hour on the autobahn. But a server that can give you access to that car bypasses the air gap that would otherwise keep you safe.
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- Havoc 11y ago>in principle it's kind of scary that the easiest way to get data from your car is to query a www server Not entirely unexpected though. I mean...Engineer X is being evaluated on 50 performance criteria...none of which includes "will HN approve of the coms". In that case vanilla www queries are certainly a viable option.
- papaf 11y agoIts an authenticated query. Why is it scary - is there a problem with the authentication? If the authentication is sound it is actually quite cool.
- jacquesm 11y agoIt's scary because that server could be compromised and then your car is wide open.
- jamiesonbecker 11y agoNo authentication stays sound forever.