How NOT to store secrets in your devices - an attacker's perspective

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Cryptography becomes increasingly relevant in connected devices. However, to use cryptography on the device, secret cryptographic keys are often required and have to be stored somewhere. In many cases, dedicated solutions to store secrets seem costly and it is unclear if they are actually needed. After all, if the secret is hidden well enough, the attacker might be discouraged from trying to extract it. But how good can secrets actually be hidden? In this video, we aim to give you a better idea of the effort that it takes to extract a secret that is hidden in binary data.


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