Don't let your old firmware keep you awake at night
Adversaries may have knowledge of a security flaw found in an older firmware version and attempt to take advantage of it. The adversary attempts to load previously signed to re-open a closed security flaw. Silicon Labs anti-rollback feature makes it possible for developers to prevent the installation of signed code that is older than the current firmware version. This feature addresses a type of vulnerability whereby an adversary attempts to exploit a product through an outdated or flawed version of firmware.
Additionally, Silicon Labs anti-rollback feature mitigates side-channel attacks including differential power analysis by making it virtually impossible for an adversary to repeatedly load old and new firmware to generate trace patterns and obtain confidential keys.
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