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> and you can't flash the firmware.

Not being able to flash the firmware is a feature, not a bug. :)

Its the fundamental reason I won't buy NitroHSM because of the Rumsfelt unkown-unknowns about use of the firmware flash feature on NitroHSMs as a future exploit route.

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> Not being able to flash the firmware is a feature, not a bug. :)

It is a feature only if they ship replacement devices in case of issues like this. If they don't and you're left with a broken device then I'd rather count it as a "bug".

> Not being able to flash the firmware is a feature, not a bug. :)

Indeed, but I didn't say otherwise :)

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