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   ✧✦Catherine✦✧ (whitequark@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 03:17:56 JST ✧✦Catherine✦✧

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     Chris Vest (chrisvest@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 04:08:23 JST Chris Vest

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     @whitequark “we use ASN.1” *groan* okay, fine I guess
     “with PER…” you gotta be kidding
     “… and XER” omfg

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     ✧✦Catherine✦✧ (whitequark@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 04:57:33 JST ✧✦Catherine✦✧

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     @artemist beats me

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     artemist (artemist@social.mildlyfunctional.gay)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 04:57:35 JST artemist

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     @whitequark why does riscv need cryptographically signed cpuid?

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     ✧✦Catherine✦✧ (whitequark@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 04:57:47 JST ✧✦Catherine✦✧

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     • Chris Vest

     @chrisvest right??

     > Given that ASN.1 is used in 4G, 5G, GlobalPlatform, SAE J2735, 802.11p, and many more: I wouldn't argue that it is a technology particularly prone to erroneous implementation

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     Chris Vest (chrisvest@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 09-May-2025 06:44:18 JST Chris Vest

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     @whitequark Right, correct wording is that it’s _notoriously_ prone to erroneous implementation, especially in C and especially when not using DER

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     ✧✦Catherine✦✧ (whitequark@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 04:49:52 JST ✧✦Catherine✦✧

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     @hendric @artemist what stops you from just copying the ROM?

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     Richard Hendricks (hendric@astronomy.city)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 04:49:53 JST Richard Hendricks

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     @whitequark @artemist counterfeit detection?