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ogogmadyesterday at 11:25 AM1 replyview on HN

This reminds me of crypto wallets. I also dispute mike_hearn 's:

> Smartphone HW attestation is better in every way

They're still prone to side-channel attacks like SPECTRE. Crypto wallets are practically immune because they're air-gapped.

[edit] I just realised that's Mike Hearn of early BTC fame. I suppose he would know what a crypto wallet is.


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mike_hearnyesterday at 2:32 PM

Spectre doesn't work across process boundaries, so I don't think they are. You can't Spectre your way into a banking app on an iPhone. Or if you can I'd like to see it in action.

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