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1. BitBangingBytes · 1789758122 · focus · HN ↗

   I appreciate all the details they provide in the post. The $250k in lab gear is useful when initially discovering, exploiting and documenting attacks like this.

   Definitely doable in a home lab for under $25k in equipment, likely under $10k.

   Same as my replicating Colin O’Flynn’s BAM BAM attack on a MPC5566 chip, he used a ChipShouter ($5,000) and I used a PicoEMP ($50).

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   1. SV_BubbleTime · 1789783344 · focus · HN ↗

      I have an application on an SPC58 that I really want to know more about. But unfortunately; it’s a dual core with lockstep. So if it could be done; I think that automatically double-pluses the budget.

      1. BitBangingBytes · 1789825298 · focus · HN ↗

         Don’t need lasers for that chip, it absolutely can be done with enough time and effort.

         Don’t let fancy language like lock-step dissuade you from trying. The people who configured that chip also have to have done their job perfectly or it might still have a way in!

         1. SV_BubbleTime · 1789829328 · focus · HN ↗

            It’s two power supplies, two cores, lockstep, and an HSM they hype up… I’m pretty sure I would need two emps and a high precision rig at the minimum.

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