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Nitrokey claims on their homepage that the firmware of the Storage version of NitroKey can be updated by software. This seems to mean that there's someone out t
by robryk 10y ago
Nitrokey claims on their homepage that the firmware of the Storage version of NitroKey can be updated by software. This seems to mean that there's someone out there with a key that can sign arbitrary code that can be loaded as an update and gains access to the crypto material on the device.
- Karunamon 10y agoI had a look through their instructions and I'm not sure if there is a signing process that happens. You have to enable firmware access from the app, and then it's a bog standard DFU flash to load the new firmware.
- robryk 10y agoDoes it require you to perform any physical actions on the dongle? If not, why can't I straightforwardly extract keys if I own the machine the dongle is attached to?