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While the idea of "becoming a cyborg" is a little charming, I don't think injecting NFC is good for anything serious, for now. Actually, it feels more like a s
by esjeon 5y ago
While the idea of "becoming a cyborg" is a little charming, I don't think injecting NFC is good for anything serious, for now.
Actually, it feels more like a security hole, because (1) people are using the same key for everything (same password for everything!) (2) Injected chips are difficult to replace once breached (3) so the injected chip becomes a single point of failure.
Still, it might be good for some minor things in your life, like unlocking bike locks and storage boxes (not think-walled safes), logging into IoT devices, etc.
- gruez 5y ago>(1) people are using the same key for everything (same password for everything!) (2) Injected chips are difficult to replace once breached It's not really the same as using the password for everything, because having access to the key doesn't allow you to compromise it later on. These security keys have an internal key that they use to sign challenges, but that key is never divulged. Short of some sort of critical exploit in the chip firmware, the key isn't going to get breached.
- oceanghost 5y agoImagine when the practice is common enough that in order to rob you a thief will have to cut off your hand.