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Memory Integrity Enforcement

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461 points circuit | 1 comments | 09 Sep 25 18:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
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gjsman-1000 ◴[09 Sep 25 19:16 UTC] No.45187272[source]▶
I think hackers are not ready for the idea that unhackable hardware might actually be here. Hardware that will never have an exploit found someday, never be jailbroken, never have piracy, outside of maybe nation-state attacks.

Xbox One, 2012? Never hacked.

Nintendo Switch 2, 2025? According to reverse engineers... flawlessly secure microkernel and secure monitor built over the Switch 1 generation. Meanwhile NVIDIA's boot code is formally verified this time, written in the same language (ADA SPARK) used for nuclear reactors and airplanes, on a custom RISC-V chip.

iPhone? iOS 17 and 18 have never been jailbroken; now we introduce MIE.

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1. heavyset_go ◴[09 Sep 25 23:07 UTC] No.45190700[source]▶
I think the nature of the scene changed and exploits and jailbreaks are kept to small groups, individuals or are sold.

For example, I might know of an unrelated exploit I'm sitting on because I don't want it fixed and so far it hasn't been.

I think the climate has become one of those "don't correct your adversary when they make mistakes" types of things versus an older culture of release clout.