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Informational 21 Bitcoin

build: "fakeprod" prod-like development mode

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Daniel Newton

57/100 · Thin
build: "fakeprod" prod-like development mode
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds an official developer-only 'fakeprod' build mode for Blockstream Jade hardware wallets. It deliberately weakens several security settings (single signature, committed private keys, readable flash-encryption key, enabled JTAG and ROM download mode) so developers can easily flash and debug a production-like firmware. The commit and its documentation explicitly warn that this mode is NOT secure and must never be used on a real wallet. It is a development/testing feature, not a vulnerability in production firmware.

Recommended action

No action required for production security; this is an intentional, documented development mode. Ensure build/release pipelines never ship fakeprod firmware to end users, and verify that production builds do not accidentally enable CONFIG_JADE_FAKEPROD. Consider adding CI checks that reject artifacts built with the fakeprod keys or config.

Security signals we found

01

In-tree private keys committed to repository (tools/fakeprod_v2.pem, tools/fakeprod_attest.pem)

02

Secure boot minimum signatures reduced from 2 to 1

03

Flash encryption set to DEVELOPMENT mode with key readable

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JTAG and ROM download mode intentionally left enabled

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Attestation re-initialization allowed in fakeprod mode

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Documentation explicitly labels mode as NOT secure and development-only

Risk score

Why this scored 21/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 2/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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