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Keurig 2.0 Genuine K-Cup Spoofing Vulnerability

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the if-only-this-worked-for-ink-jet-cartridges dept.

An anonymous reader writes A security researcher has released a humorous vulnerability description for the Keurig 2.0 coffee maker, which includes DRM designed to only brew Keurig brand coffe pods (K-Cups): "Keurig 2.0 Coffee Maker contains a vulnerability in which the authenticity of coffee pods, known as K-Cups, uses weak verification methods, which are subject to a spoofing attack through re-use of a previously verified K-Cup." The vulnerability description even includes mitigating controls, such as keeping the Keurig in a locked cabinet when not in use. Also at Hackaday.

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  1. Re:But does it report artificially low ink levels? by brunes69 · · Score: 3, Informative

    You are confusing K-Cups with these K-Cup 2.0 pods. K-Cups are what have a great range and are available anywhere - because they have no DRM and all patents were worked around. K-Cup 2.0 pods have a very horrible range and limited distribution. I feel sorry for anyone suckered into buying one of these newer brewers.

  2. Re:Someone has by gstoddart · · Score: 3, Informative

    The k cups allow only coffee that is desired to be made at the cost of extra plastic waste

    I would rather end up with liquid coffee and coffee grounds as waste products. The plastic and mylar? Not so much.

    Bonus you can get increased variations of coffee

    You know, they've had ground coffee in various flavors for literally decades, it's a solved problem. You can buy the bean whole or ground.

    different people can get the different flavors they want including hot chocolates and teas for those who don't drink coffee.

    You can't do that with just any coffee maker easily.

    Maybe, maybe not ... but they've had this remarkable invention called a kettle for most of recorded human history.

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  3. Re:Someone has by Immerman · · Score: 3, Informative

    And the advantage over a "generic" coffee machine capable of brewing single cups is...?

    I'm not a big coffee drinker, I had a roommate with an espresso machine for a while - brewed at most two cups at a time. After brewing you throw away the grounds, rinse the strays out of the "cup", and you're good to go again. Like a cast iron pan, it's only used when exposed to germ-killing heat so you don't even have to wash it unless except occasionally to prevent buildup of unpleasantly flavored residues. And it takes what, 2 seconds longer? You'll spend a lot more than that paying for those expensive little pre-packaged coffee scoops.

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  4. Re:Keurig's only reason is profit. by Bob+the+Super+Hamste · · Score: 3, Informative

    That is the old razor and blades sales model perfected by King Gillette.

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  5. Someone already designed a perminant solution. by luciano.moretti · · Score: 5, Informative

    Freedom Clip: Clips onto your Keurig over the DRM sensor hole so you don't have to mess with extra foil.

    https://www.gourmet-coffee.com...