{"id":653,"date":"2018-10-09T13:52:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T20:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/imagecraft\/blog\/?p=653"},"modified":"2018-10-09T13:52:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T20:52:20","slug":"firmware-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imagecraft.com\/?p=653","title":{"rendered":"Firmware Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most modern MCU have some kind of readout protection of the flash. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s only the minimal level of protection of your firmware IP. The TL;DR version is that serious crackers can etch the physical shielding off, and then read the flash content via microscope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also exploits that crackers can use. Here&#8217;s a case study of how the STM32F0 MCU can be cracked via exploits\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aisec.fraunhofer.de\/en\/FirmwareProtection.html\">https:\/\/www.aisec.fraunhofer.de\/en\/FirmwareProtection.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What to do? Understand the risks and act accordingly. There is no one right answer, but there is a right answer for your situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most modern MCU have some kind of readout protection of the flash. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s only the minimal level of protection of your firmware IP. The TL;DR version is that serious crackers can etch the physical shielding off, and then read the flash content via microscope. There are also exploits that crackers can use. Here&#8217;s a case study of how the STM32F0 MCU can be cracked via exploits\u00a0https:\/\/www.aisec.fraunhofer.de\/en\/FirmwareProtection.html What to do? Understand the risks and act accordingly. 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