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Firmware with a built in web server is pretty spooky. Why do they have that?
by mevile 9y ago
Firmware with a built in web server is pretty spooky. Why do they have that?
- AceJohnny2 9y agoTo administer a fleet of computers remotely. HTTP is a widely-implemented and tested protocol that fits the problem domain well.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoAs opposed to something like SNMP that was designed for remote management.
- y0ssar1an 9y agoMost UEFI implementations have a network stack these days. It's horrible.
- yuhong 9y agoDon't forget OpenSSL. Imagine how long SSLv3 or export ciphers would last if this was done in the 1990s
- Hello71 9y agoI agree, but it's not exactly like PXE didn't exist before EFI was invented, and AIUI EFI actually decided to reuse PXE instead of NIHing another overengineered non-solution, so honestly that's not even so bad.
- carussell 9y agoSee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Techno... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Managemen...