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crypto doesn't matter if chip itself has backdoor that will grant root access on some "magic" packet
by slt2021 3y ago
crypto doesn't matter if chip itself has backdoor that will grant root access on some "magic" packet
- dna_polymerase 3y agoCrypto matters for exactly this reason. All my internet traffic passes through unsafe middle-boxes, it is TLS and DH that make sure I can pass through untrusted middlemen without them knowing what is going on.
- slt2021 3y agoCavium chips are installed on security appliances (lol): think Palo alto firewall, fortinet firewall, F5 Big-IP etc. they will see your traffic in plain text by design
- irreticent 3y agoIf everything is encrypted then you're safe... until you decrypt the data on a machine with a backdoored CPU.