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What hardware would you actually want?

I want a secure (but end-user-openable) boot loader, good crypto performance (to do ~linerate AES, and some PKC operations, for things like opportunistic ipsec eventually), and flexible interfaces (ideally, N x Intel GigE and 2 x dual-band wifi radio chipsets).

Real RED/BLACK would be a huge feature, too, and potentially hardware mode switch, or some other technology to work with the trusted boot loader in a way that malware can't hurt. Watchdog. PoEable for the higher end, and in the low end products, absolutely 5v <2.1A (i.e. Apple iPad charger), and ideally <900mA (USB3) or <500mA (USB2).



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