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On 11/08/2023 06:54, Vikash Garodia wrote:
> The case is all about rogue firmware. If there is a need to fill the same cap
> again, that itself indicates that the payload from firmware is not correct. In
> such cases, the old as well as new cap data are not reliable. Though the
> authenticity of the data cannot be ensured, the check would avoid any OOB during
> such rogue firmware case.

Then why favour the old cap report over the new ?