For dfu_public_key, what is for production

[Chaw]

Hi, Nordic

I check bootloader_secure sample for SDK 12.1, in dfu_public_key.c

/* This file was generated with a throwaway private key, that is only inteded for a debug version of the DFU project.
Please see github.com/.../README.md to generate a valid public key. */
#ifdef NRF_DFU_DEBUG_VERSION 

/** @brief Public key used to verify DFU images */
__ALIGN(4) const uint8_t pk[64] =
{
0x6e, 0x76, 0x24, 0x50, 0x38, 0xb6, 0xed, 0x60, 0xc3, 0x60, 0x12, 0x50, 0x00, 0xd2, 0x25, 0x0f, 0xee, 0x37, 0xbf, 0x00, 0x02, 0x6b, 0x50, 0x92, 0x80, 0x32, 0x42, 0x2e, 0xd6, 0x68, 0xde, 0xdf, 
0x3b, 0xcf, 0xa4, 0x6a, 0x3e, 0x45, 0x9b, 0xb3, 0xb1, 0x3c, 0xa3, 0x39, 0xcc, 0x95, 0x58, 0x36, 0xcd, 0x6d, 0x7e, 0x1f, 0xa1, 0xab, 0x79, 0x05, 0x35, 0x2d, 0x2a, 0xda, 0x19, 0xdb, 0x88, 0xce
};

#else
#error "Debug public key not valid for production. Please see github.com/.../README.md to generate it"
#endif

I want to know why is not valid for production? And if for production, how to do? I check above address, but I do not understand, could you explain again?

[bjorn-spockeli]

Hi Chaw,

Private keys should never be distributed, therefore the public key in the bootloader example was generated with a throwaway private key. If we distributed this private key and some of our customers did not change the default public key, then anyone would be able to perform DFU of their products.

When you go into production you have to generate a private-public key pair using nrfutil , which can be downloaded here on our GitHub page.

Best regards

Bjørn

[Chaw]

Thanks. I know.