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[โ€“] dustyData@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it uses something in the hardware itself. It does have a master key, but extracting it is something of a headache, it requires a sniffer or something. But if the hardware changes, then the keys change. It was a whole kerfuffle in tech circles when it was announced.

[โ€“] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago