Hi all! Please explain how to use the SECURE tab? It seems to me that this is related to the topic : Creating a firmware with protection against unauthorized access Creating Tamperproof Firmware — Dev documentation . But I’m not a developer, I guess that the SECURE tab in Mission Planner is made specifically for regular users.
Yes, it is for signing bootloader and firmware. But definitely not targeted to regular users.
Regular users do not need to sign their firmware and bootloader. It is for developers and system builders.
So if you are a regular user, stay away from this tab, since you can easily brick your flight controller.
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Thank you for your quick and accurate response! I will follow your advice so as not to make my flight controller a brick. However, I was puzzled by the following text from this source:
It says:
Let’s assume a hobbyist could even comply with the technical requirements to equip a model with remote ID (doubtful given the tamper-resistant requirement which would at minimum prohibit the use of open source flight controllers and could be interpreted to require the person who built the model to somehow prevent himself from bypassing the remote ID system). The certification process requires the purchase of multiple standards that could cost hundreds of dollars to even read, and the filing of extensive forms and reports with the FAA that is estimated to exceed over 50 pages and take hundreds of man hours to produce. It would be completely impossible for any individual hobbyist to comply with these procedures for their home-built model aircraft.
I thought that the SECURE tab fulfilled the requirement of protection against unauthorized access. However, what do you think about the prospects for the development of our hobby? Will there be a requirement for mandatory certification of our drones?
Use a standalone RID module. They are available for $20-$30 and comply with FAA regulation regarding recreational (and often professional) operations.
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