HID Expands Lawsuit Against WaveLynx, Adds OSDP Allegation
HID has expanded its lawsuit against rival WaveLynx, adding in new allegations about its rival's OSDP functionality just hours before WaveLynx's response was due.
Inside this note, IPVM examines the new allegations, including feedback from SIA who develops OSDP, examining what this means to WaveLynx specifically and the broader risk to those using OSDP.
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** * **** *****, **** ******* describe ******* ********** (*.*., ********* ******* two ***** ** **************) *** ******* WaveLynx's ****** ******** ***'* ** * complex ****** **** ***** ******* ************.
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HID *** ***********
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*** *******, ****** ***** ****** ******* ******* ******.
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*** ***** **** *** **** ******* they *** ***** ** ******** ********* OSDP ************** *** **** *** *** its *********** ****, ********* *******'* ****** *********:
** **** ****, *** ******* ** about * *********** ******* *** ********* to ****, *** **** ******.
HID *** **********
*** *** **** ********** *** ********** over *** ***** ** ***** ********** and ***** ******* ** ********* *********** (e.g., ****-*********** *** ****** ******** ****** **************** *** ***** ******* ***** ***** ***** ** unauthorized ********* ******).
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***** *** ****** ******* ****. * just *** * ******** ***** ******/**.***** for ******* ***** ** ****** *** the ***** *** *******.
** *** ** ***** ****, *** i **** ****** *** ********* ***** back ***** *** ******** ***** **** the ****** ******* ******* **** ** HID.
***** **** ***** *** ** ****** to **** *** *********** ***** **** solve ***** ************* ******.
***** *** ***** ** ***** ***** product *********. *** ** ***** ******** is ***** ** **** ** ***** downfall!