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Given the absurd insecurity of the OBD II CAN interface on all modern vehicles, it seems insane to install anything there with a wireless interface on it.
by dogecoinbase 9y ago
Given the absurd insecurity of the OBD II CAN interface on all modern vehicles, it seems insane to install anything there with a wireless interface on it.
- agumonkey 9y agoaren't they read only sensors anyway ? no outside agent can fiddle with your car through OBD2 .. I hope so
- csours 9y agoYou have to unlock most modules, or input a code along with updates, otherwise you brick the the module. Current generation vehicle electrical architectures are not network safe and rely on physical security. There is a big trade-off here for the next generation; the electrical architecture will be COMPLETELY locked down, and end users will be locked out of making any updates to modules - something that tinkerers and home-brewers are at odds with. Read only access will still be allowed.
- babo 9y agoThis device works on the CAN bus, where you can actually issue commands, not just listen. So this is a bad idea in that sense.
- agumonkey 9y agoI'd never have guess there were actual effecting commands.. hmm