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USB Type-C is getting safer with cryptographic authentication
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4th January 2019, 07:22
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  USB Type-C is getting safer with cryptographic authentication It’s been nearly three years in the making, but the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has launched the USB Type-C Authentication Program. It’s a way for OEMs to implement the USB Type-C Authentication spec that defines the cryptographic-based authentication methods used to protect systems from firmware, hardware, or software threats, an even power surges from non-compliant chargers. OEMs get control over the actual security policies that they put in place, but the specification allows them to use a standard protocol to do so. “Using this protocol, host systems can confirm the authenticity of a USB device, USB cable or USB charger, including such product aspects as the ... https://techreport.com/news/34358/us...authentication |
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