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Yes, it's equivalent to running a computer with admin access, and most banking web sites have no issue with that. Still, my point was not about running a roote
by necovek 1y ago
Yes, it's equivalent to running a computer with admin access, and most banking web sites have no issue with that.
Still, my point was not about running a rooted phone with unlocked bootloader (secure boot disabled on a pc equivalent), but whether if this is possible accounts in your purchasing decision.
- tsimionescu 1y agoBefore we had secure phones, we used to get hardware gadgets from banks in order to secure access. Now that phones are secure enough, the phones act as the root of trust (and, unfortunately, SMS does as well...).
- necovek 1y agoYes, and phones are full of vulnerabilities because vendors provide security updates only for 2-5 years (high end being rare), thus making this a moot point.
- charcircuit 1y agoThe security measures do not need to be perfect. As long as fraud remains at a reasonable level it should be fine.
- necovek 1y agoAgreed. Full disk encryption on a device you have full control of is sufficient. Containerization helps if you install untrusted apps. Not having root helps if you install untrusted apps (either vulnerabilities/exploitable or malicious) as root.
- esseph 1y agoContainers are not security. Don't trust containers to have the same level of isolation as a VM.
- charcircuit 1y agoContainers are for security, but they rely on the kernel+ being secure. VMs rely on the hypervisor+ being secure.
- esseph 1y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26076629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26076629