How open source hardware increases security | Opensource.com
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Hardware hacks are particularly scary because they trump any software security safeguards—for example, they can render all accounts on a server password-less.

Fortunately, we can benefit from what the software industry has learned from decades of fighting prolific software hackers : Using open source techniques can, perhaps counterintuitively, make a system more secure. Open source hardware and distributed manufacturing can provide protection from future attacks.