ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down113
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minus-squareParadox@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoFireWire was an amazing interface, and nothing has quite come as close. The ability for devices on a FireWire daisy chain to talk to each other without the computer being involved made it excellent for storage
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd excellent as an attack vector to crack computers you have physical access to.
minus-squareITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·1 year agoIf an attacker has physical access to a computer, the game has already been lost.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoYes, in part because of attack vectors like this.
FireWire was an amazing interface, and nothing has quite come as close. The ability for devices on a FireWire daisy chain to talk to each other without the computer being involved made it excellent for storage
And excellent as an attack vector to crack computers you have physical access to.
If an attacker has physical access to a computer, the game has already been lost.
Yes, in part because of attack vectors like this.
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