Google's tightening key security on Android with a longer (but better) chain of trust

Ryne Hager

Android Police


Google's tightening key security on Android with a longer (but better) chain of trust

Google is "upgrading" how key attestation works on Android, implementing what it calls Remote Key Provisioning. I know this sounds like just another overly technical security thing (and it is), but it could have a real impact on customers by establishing a longer but more secure chain of trust, enhancing their security. But, perhaps best of all, this change could potentially fix a lot of little issues Android phones run into as a result of hardware-backed security problems, like more gracefully recovering from security vulnerabilities. It might even be how Google fixed that Widevine issue for Pixels that broke HD playback for some people in apps like Netflix for over a year.

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