But then you have this other problem... you'd need to convince the users to run it, since it couldn't be done by a web scripting language and even Safari won't just execute an arbitrary file on the machine.
Do you mean the case of malware infecting the computer and then patching the keyboard? Well, the malware would get on the computer the same way it usually does... either some security hole, or an unknowing user. The firmware on the keyboard doesn't need to be executed, it's always running on the keyboard as long as there's power to it..
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But then you have this other problem... you'd need to convince the users to run it, since it couldn't be done by a web scripting language and even Safari won't just execute an arbitrary file on the machine.
Do you mean the case of malware infecting the computer and then patching the keyboard? Well, the malware would get on the computer the same way it usually does... either some security hole, or an unknowing user. The firmware on the keyboard doesn't need to be executed, it's always running on the keyboard as long as there's power to it..