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It's a reference back to where they stated that they used to recommend Bluetooth wireless keyboards. These attacks only involve keyboards to the extent that App
by maxerickson 3y ago
It's a reference back to where they stated that they used to recommend Bluetooth wireless keyboards. These attacks only involve keyboards to the extent that Apple devices have to be paired with a keyboard for them to work.
- layer8 3y ago“Paired” in the sense of “the device knows this particular keyboard because it has been paired with it at some point in the past”, or in the sense of “currently connected”? Secondly, it’s still not clear to me how a “secure” keyboard would solve the problem if the vulnerability is on the device side (which it seems to be given that it can be fixed there).
- maxerickson 3y agoA wireless keyboard that didn't use Bluetooth wouldn't be vulnerable to this. I didn't really try to figure it out, but I expect paired in the sense of paired, not connected. Sounds like ios toggles a setting for HID when you pair the magic keyboard an becomes vulnerable to this.
- layer8 3y agoIf it’s “paired” in the first sense, then merely using a non-Bluetooth keyboard is not sufficient, you also have to make sure to unpair any previously paired Bluetooth devices. It would therefore seem important to find out what precisely is the case.
- maxerickson 3y agoI guess if you have Apple devices, yeah, it might be worth figuring it out.