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0 pointslayer83mo ago0 comments

Run-off-the-mill smart cards have had non-extractable keys for decades. They only cost cents in manufacturing.

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In raw materials, yes, but a lot of people were involved in developing and then conducting security evaluations on the MCU on the card, as well as all the software that runs on top, and those people do not work for free.

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0 pointslayer83mo ago0 comments

Run-off-the-mill smart cards have had non-extractable keys for decades. They only cost cents in manufacturing.

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bigfatkitten2mo ago

In raw materials, yes, but a lot of people were involved in developing and then conducting security evaluations on the MCU on the card, as well as all the software that runs on top, and those people do not work for free.

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