Cryptographer lets an AI agent boot router firmware in Qemu for $4, weighs giving it Ghidra
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-08
Cryptographer Matthew Green gave in and started using an agentic model for firmware reverse engineering: tired of hitting enter over and over, he had it boot router firmware into Qemu for "dynamic work", costing him under $4 so far. His open question: should he grant the enthusiastic hacking model "Allow All" privileges to run Ghidra on his machine? A candid look at agents in real security workflows and the risk of granting them broad permissions.
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