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Groups more powerful than Apple tried to convince Intel to give them the opportunity to run only their own custom code on those Intel-signed areas of the proces
by pgeorgi 11y ago
Groups more powerful than Apple tried to convince Intel to give them the opportunity to run only their own custom code on those Intel-signed areas of the processors they buy. What seems possible is running code on top of and in addition to the existing system, see CompuTrace.
This isn't "simple" except perhaps for some US (and US only, by virtue of Intel being head-quartered there) agency with huge procurement budgets and persuasive legal instruments, and I'd expect push-back even then.
- ryao 11y agoWhy would they need to convince Intel when they could infiltrate them for what they want?
- pgeorgi 11y agoIf you infiltrate, with luck you get a half-assed data sheet. If you coerce them (with those persuasive legal instruments) you get minimum compliance to keep people out of jail. If you actually get some cooperation established, I'll guess that gives a much better support experience.
- ryao 11y agoIf you are willing to throw resources at deciphering things, infiltration could be all you need.