https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/128294/self-protecting-device-imagesWe recently encountered an issue with incompatible image partitions being pushed to in-field devices causing soft bricking. refer to this ticket for more information Problem statement: current implementation DFU could potentially flash a device withen-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:56:57 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/567215?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:56:57 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:031d6f49-234a-4ee4-a294-80d6c030ef45Edvin<p>Hello,</p> <p>I am not familiar with how (if) others have done what you describe. One way to prevent images being flashed on the wrong device would be to use different keys for different HW versions, ensuring that a bad image is not flashed on the wrong device.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Best regards,<br />Edvin</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>