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Unfixable security flaw found in Intel chipset
- raxxorrax 7y agoNever got a sufficient explaination why I would need a security engine in the first place. My cpu being uniquely identifiable may be interesting to intels support, but certainly not me as a user. From wikipedia: > The IME is an attractive target for hackers, since it has top level access to all devices and completely bypasses the operating system. If a security expert could elaborate why I shouldn't see this as a complete disaster? Should I buy AMD or do they have the same bad ideas?
- jlokier 7y ago> Should I buy AMD or do they have the same bad ideas? Buying AMD won't help with this sort of problem. AMD Platform Security Processor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Processo... "The PSP is similar to the Intel Management Engine for Intel processors." It is an ARM core on the side, and AMD does not release source code for what's running on it. Reverse engineering efforts exist: https://github.com/PSPReverse/PSPTool https://github.com/PSPReverse/PSPTool