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Security,�Obscurity, Openness

Emanuele Cesena

ec@solokeys.com�@0x0ece

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A (crypto)system should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge.

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Openness = Trust

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iOS vs Android

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Obscurity�"because of Security"

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Security

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Obscurity Openness

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Security

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Obscurity Openness

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Let's break the cycle!�

Make open source alternatives�(e.g. for security keys)

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August 2018, SoloKeys:��We make open source hardware for secure login.

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Solo: the first open source security key to support FIDO2

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October: Kickstarter�$123K from ~3K backers

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November: passed�FIDO2 certification tests

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December: first shipment

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January: Shmoocon

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Solo vs Solo Hacker*

*unlocked, reprogrammable

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Thank you, HackerNoon

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Thank you, GitHub

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Thank you!

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Let's make security more open

in hardware like in software

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https://solokeys.com

Emanuele Cesena

ec@solokeys.com�@0x0ece

Get 15% off:�HACKER15

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Finding a Microcontroller is hard!�(EFM32J, NRF52840, SAML11, STM32L4)