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diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html index 78455186..27f4607e 100644 --- a/static/faq.html +++ b/static/faq.html @@ -759,6 +759,13 @@ responsible for it due to control over the configuration of shared memory and the complexity of the interface and the OS side implementation.</p> + <p>The mobile Atheros Wi-Fi driver/firmware is primarily a SoftMAC implementation with + the vast majority of the complexity in the driver rather than the firmware. The fully + functional driver is massive and the firmware is quite small. Unfortunately, since the + Linux kernel is monolithic and has no internal security boundaries, the attack surface + is problematic and a HardMAC implementation with most complexity in isolated firmware + would be better than the status quo. An isolated driver would be ideal.</p> + <h2 id="day-to-day-use"> <a href="#day-to-day-use">Day to day use</a> </h2> |