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From: Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Offshore firmware management
Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 09:20:02 -0400
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On Sat, 25 May 2024 20:01:48 -0700, Don Y
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:

>On 5/25/2024 5:10 PM, Joe Gwinn wrote:
>> On Sat, 25 May 2024 16:24:42 -0700, Don Y
>> <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> When outsourcing manufacture, what steps are you taking to protect
>>> your IP (in the form of firmware) from unauthorized copying/counterfeiting
>>> by the selected vendor *or* parties that may have access to their systems?
>> 
>> What is the capability and desire level of the threat actors?  If it's
>> an intelligence agency of reasonable large country, you probably
>> cannot do anything effective.
>
>No.  The concern is that the contracted manufacturer (or, anyone with
>access to his information systems) decides to go into business in
>direct competition, simply by selling YOUR device at a cut-rate price
>(not having to recover the engineering/development/warranty/support
>costs that you have)
>

OK.  Also, what does the device sell for?  This will dominate the
choice.

Joe Gwinn