The future of Flipper Zero development(blog.flipper.net) |
The future of Flipper Zero development(blog.flipper.net) |
Is that the tldr? It sure sounds like it's still on minimal life support.
Src: I'm one of the developers behind Flipper Zero.
https://infosec.exchange/@millie/115719943870742405
> We need to normalize declaring software as finished. Not everything needs continuous updates to function. In fact, a minority of software needs this. Most software works as it is written. The code does not run out of date. I want more projects that are actually just finished, without the need to be continuously mutated and complexified ad infinitum.
And if you mention ANY of the alternate firmwares on their discord, and you get banned. Just fuck'em.
They may have created good hardware, but their software and discord community just sucked.
Versus "we forked the firmware to include a wide range of pentesting tools"
And then get banned for even saying the alternate firmware.
And seriously, this little thing is a wonderful hacker multitool. You can seriously fuck shit up with the hardware they included. For fucks sake, thats WHY they created it.
Does it surprise you that a Russian product team would use these tactics?
Works well, and compiling modules like the epaper hacker tool is easy.
Adding the necessary hardware while refusing to support arbitrarily iLLegAl things is the best of both worlds.
And once you start talking about "jamming" and other 1337 h4x0r stuff - which is straight up illegal and can get you into trouble - on official platforms, don't get offended when that gets removed.
In the case where it was most useful to make copies they did eventually replace the system with one where the keys weren’t copy able. Which was better!
I believe there are some more secure cards, like Mifare DESFire EV3 that do provide some security. You’d be shocked how insecure most RFID readers for security cards are.
Some of that can be trivially cloned.
This is not a rational purchase - most of the rule breaking done with the zero is for fun or convenience, rather than being truly illegal.
It used to be more fun before the hotels started handing out NFC unlocks with your phone.
Still, being able to send each other a key for a hotel room on Signal is a nice trick if you are traveling with a sufficiently tech savvy group of people.