Open-Source Security Chip Released
spectrum.ieee.org
The first commercial chip based on the OpenTitan hardware security design has hit the market

I was very excited to see that open hardware seems to be happening, despite my perception

But it seems that OpenTitan is somehow connected to Google. And now I’m conflicted

  • GolfNovemberUniform
    5·
    10 months ago

    That’s nice but every manufacturer that happens to use them will definitely make proprietary firmware for it

    • INeedMana@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      10 months ago

      Unless there’s a bunch of people that create open-source firmware/HAL

      But even if, I think it’s still an improvement. Even if firmware is proprietary, you could flash it on “titan-compatible” chip when yours dies making your device independent from chip ownership etc