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0 pointspitched2y ago0 comments

Instead of having your backend download and retransmit the file, you could return a redirect to it instead? Plus maybe lower the poll rate from a few times per minute to once an hour or so to avoid the need for caching to save battery.

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konschubert2y ago

I could do a redirect (it would require a small firmware update)

But that would still expose your authentication credentials to the backend, so a malicious backend could MITM you.

Reducing the polling is definitely an option, I want to make that configurable very soon.

Btw, the cached data in the backend is encrypted with a token that is only transmitted from the device to the backend during the API request of the device. It's not end-to-end, but it's a step.

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konschubert2y ago

I could do a redirect (it would require a small firmware update)

But that would still expose your authentication credentials to the backend, so a malicious backend could MITM you.

Reducing the polling is definitely an option, I want to make that configurable very soon.

Btw, the cached data in the backend is encrypted with a token that is only transmitted from the device to the backend during the API request of the device. It's not end-to-end, but it's a step.

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