• BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Totally a non issue unless a government arrested somebody with the intent to gain their key because : "The attacks require about $11,000 worth of equipment and a sophisticated understanding of electrical and cryptographic engineering. "

    • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 months ago

      If they arrest someone to gain access to their key, they don’t need this attack to use their key. They can just use their key.

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        2 months ago

        Sorry I was thinking of when you have yubikey setup with PIN code for access. But yeah, I guess the attack vector is clandestine theft and replace.

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      2 months ago

      I don’t see the issue? If they have my key can’t they just… Use it?

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        2 months ago

        Ah true, I was thinking when locked down with PIN code…but yeah so this attack is even more of a non issue, unless a clandestine attack where they scrape key and replace it without your knowledge