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I don't understand the part about the info being available on the net for years already. I'm sure the reporters garbled that since they probably have zero doma
by Amadou 13y ago
I don't understand the part about the info being available on the net for years already. I'm sure the reporters garbled that since they probably have zero domain knowledge, but it sure implied that anyone with criminal intent probably already has what they need to unlock those cars.
- mcpherrinm 13y agoI interpreted that statement as meaning the software that the cars run is available online. And that software is what the researchers examined. Not the results of this research.
- Amadou 13y agoOk, so that stuff about putting the chips under a microscope probably meant they were just extracting the secret keys. Suggesting that there is just a small number of master keys across the entire line of cars instead of a unique set of keys for each car.