αxel simon ↙︎↙︎↙︎ on Nostr: USB-C security keys (Yubikey, Solokey) are vulnerable to a stupid "attack", that ...
USB-C security keys (Yubikey, Solokey) are vulnerable to a stupid "attack", that strictly speaking counts: lint or small pieces of metal can easily get stuck in their connector, rendering them unusable. It's surprisingly hard to get out, and you might even damage the connector when trying.
While it doesn't affect confidentiality or integrity, it absolutely affects availability, making this a form of denial of service.
Lint vs. Yubikey : Lint 1, Yubikey 0.
Published at
2024-09-26 21:27:03Event JSON
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