Open Hardware Attestation Layer Independent of Big Tech

C6/10April 5, 2026

WhatA hardware-backed device attestation service that works across any OS/ROM, using standardized secure element chips rather than Google Play Integrity or Apple attestation.

SignalTechnically sophisticated commenters are deeply frustrated that device attestation is being gatekept by two American companies, noting that hardware attestation APIs already exist on the chips themselves but are being bypassed in favor of platform-level attestation that bundles in commercial requirements like Play Store installation and Google accounts.

Why NowGrapheneOS and similar privacy-focused ROMs have proven that hardware-level security can match or exceed stock Android security, and EU regulatory pressure (DMA, eIDAS) is creating a legal framework that could mandate platform-neutral attestation.

MarketGovernment IT contractors implementing eIDAS, privacy-focused enterprises, and the growing custom ROM community; TAM is the intersection of the $15B+ identity verification market with EU digital sovereignty budgets; no real competitor offers vendor-neutral hardware attestation as a service.

MoatDeep hardware security expertise and relationships with secure element manufacturers (NXP, Infineon) create a technical moat — this is genuinely hard to build and certify.

German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function View discussion ↗ · Article ↗ · 554 pts · April 5, 2026

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