Security when buying a second hand PinePhone
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(12-08-2021, 09:02 AM)vajak Wrote: So, unless the seller hasn't bothered trying out firmware installations, this will definitely have been played around with.

I haven't opened a PinePhone myself so I don't know if there are chips whose firmware requires physical disassembly that will be somewhat tamper evident. Obviously some tamperings won't be evident and I know that's the point of the PinePhone.

That's why I asked if there is a way to reflash the various firmwares in the phone or at least compare hashes with other users or with official hashes on the website.


So my questions still stand.
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RE: Security when buying a second hand PinePhone - by PineniP - 12-08-2021, 09:09 AM

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