We do not need a processor this powerful to do this at all. Garage door openers have been around for ages and the only novel thing here is the strength of the e

We do not need a processor this powerful to do this at all. Garage door openers have been around for ages and the only novel thing here is the strength of the encryption, which could be done in hardware. It's simply that this is "easy" because these chips are plentiful and cheap enough. The stories of Russia harvesting chips from washing machines and dryers to put into munitions systems[1][2] demonstrates just how much "excess" there is in terms of compute power in the average smart device. [1]: https://www.techspot.com/news/94589-russian-tanks-using-chips-household-appliances-due-sanctions.html https://www.techspot.com/news/94589-russian-tanks-using-chip... [2]: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-funding-request-for-the-department-of-commerce https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-t...