Thread: Motorola Atrix 4G
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wmarone is offline wmarone
2011-01-28 , 19:38
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#49
Originally Posted by djs_tx View Post
Can someone elaborate on the security key situation? This phone is tempting to me if Nokia does not announce something soon but I don't want to support draconian anti-consumer lockdown practices.
It is a 1024-bit RSA key, breaking it is unlikely to happen during the lifespan of the universe barring blind luck or revolutions in factoring.

What can and can't you do if they lock it down? Is it confirmed it will be locked down?
You cannot replace the kernel. This means if a version of Android requires a new kernel, for any reason, you cannot upgrade. And it's Motorola, barring a wild change in policy it is guaranteed to be locked down.