On Thu, 2 Jan 2014, Thomas Benjamin wrote:
Yes. They contain firmware that can potentially be flashed by the user and /
or an adversary depending on the model.
Be aware, of course, that even if you get a model that cannot be flashed by a
user, if you get it by mail the adversary can still modify or replace the
firmware before it before it gets to you. We know that the NSA does this.
so would you recomend a usb flash drive that allows the user to flash the
firmware ?
if so, what open firmware should be flashed upon it ?
and which models of usb flash drive can you suggest ?
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 4:27 PM, gpxctawjc5oh <[email protected]> wrote:
do usb flash drives contain firmware ?
if so, can this be flashed either by the user or an adversary ?
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