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The private key is embedded in the hardware key, there's no way to extract it without an advanced attack involving tearing apart the key.

But a practical attack along the lines of what you mentioned would be to ring someone up and convince them to disclose their cookie. Check out[1] in which the victim disclosed their cookie without the attacker even asking for it.

[1] https://hackerone.com/reports/745324



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