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Retr0idtoday at 12:19 AM2 repliesview on HN

If you're prepared to get out a soldering iron and/or chip-clip, you can usually back up and restore whatever IC stores the firmware you're modifying, giving you a recovery path.

> we also need good glitching tools

There are a lot already, what do you feel is missing?


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beshurtoday at 2:49 PM

What about automotive? I suspect automotive firmwares to be more protected already, but where do I start with playing with the infotainment systems?

srcreightoday at 12:27 AM

How should I learn more about how to do it, what to buy, etc ? I haven't found ChatGPT to be a good teacher about this topic, and in particular re glitching, AI will refuse to discuss specifics

I have enough basic soldering to get UART attached, but not sure what to try after that.

Equipment-wise, I currently just have a few ESP32-C3s and electronics basics kit and some basic soldering stuff.

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