Ownership transfer without permission

[zachary]

Hi @PhAntAsmx11 and thanks for the ping @kennethlimcp.

There's a good answer to this question here:

[Security Risk] Able to Claim Pre-claimed Photon/P1s Without Owner Permission

Great question @bing1106, but @ScruffR is correct, this was a very intentional decision. With the Core, the inability to transfer device ownership caused huge pains for users and for us internally. We made the decision when moving to the Broadcom architecture and soft AP setup that physical access equals virtual access. This means, for instance, that if you lend a Photon to your friend, she can claim it and use it, and when she gives it back to you, you can claim it and use it, all w…

Let me know if you have further questions. Happy to help.