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Why did Yubikey ever close source their firmware? It's really saddening to see a company going back on that
by AWildC182 7y ago
Why did Yubikey ever close source their firmware? It's really saddening to see a company going back on that
- frankharv 7y agoThe YubiKey hardware with its integral firmware has never been open sourced. https://www.yubico.com/blog/secure-hardware-vs-open-source/ https://www.yubico.com/blog/secure-hardware-vs-open-source/
- martin8412 7y agoOkay - So reading through that I get two impressions. They can't release source code because they use proprietary hardware. Secondly they believe that security through obscurity is better than publishing the code for everyone to see.
- kelnos 7y agoI doubt they keep it closed as a (dubious) security measure. Likely they believe the source gives them some sort of competitive advantage. (Not saying they're right or wrong about that, just that's likely what they believe.)
- AWildC182 7y agoWow... I've never read so much bullshit in one blog post. They're basically hoping that nobody who reads this has any embedded development knowledge.