Post #2688078
2026-04-23 20:01 UTC
@RoganDawes@infosec.exchange @ifrauding@don.linxx.net @goncalor@infosec.exchange @campuscodi@mastodon.social HDMI also has an Ethernet channel. However Notebooks usually do not implement it.
Also Displayport 1.1 afaik also has a "High" (2MB?) bandwidth back channel, however also not implemented usually and removed from newer DP standards.
So they seem to have a particular threat scenario in mind but I can't imagine what it is.
Also the threat model could be home office where the secure notebook is attached to the unsecure home monitor/tv or doing meetings at outside facilities where you don't particularly trust the beamer/display but still want to show media. But yeah, woud be really interesting what it does.
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@RoganDawes@infosec.exchange 2026-04-23 20:04
@faebudo@ioc.exchange @ifrauding@don.linxx.net @goncalor@infosec.exchange @campuscodi@mastodon.social literally nothing uses the hdmi Ethernet channel, other than the marketing teams selling cables. Seems like a handy thing to have, but I think routing complexities (and cost) killed it.