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I had a look at the link, but I don't know yet what are the use cases for your device. Care to explain why would I want one? Thanks!

• lisper 10y ago
  Think of it as an Arduino for security. I can be programmed to act like a U2F token, a bitcoin wallet, secure storage for ssh keys, etc. A future version will have a second USB port so it can turn a regular USB thumb drive into an encrypted drive, act as a "USB condom" between your computer and a suspect USB device, or turn a regular keyboard into a smart keyboard that can generate and play back secure passwords. Because it has local I/O (a display and two buttons) it can do all of these things while remaining secure against an adversary that pwns the machine it is plugged in to. And because it uses stock hardware and is user-programmable you can be fairly confident that it doesn't have any back doors built in to it. Of course, it doens't actually do most of those things yet (working on getting the bugs out of the U2F code right now) which is why right now it's just a toy for hackers and devs. But the apps are coming.
  • NetStrikeForce 10y ago
    Sounds awesome. I would personally use some of these if it was fairly easy to setup. Keep us posted on your progress please ;)
    • lisper 10y ago
      The manual is pretty detailed. You can read it and decide for yourself if you think it's easy or not. https://sc4.us/hsm/manual.html https://sc4.us/hsm/manual.html Personally I think it's pretty easy by DIY standards. Will definitely keep HN posted as things progress. You can also sign up for our mailing list to be sure not to miss an update.