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> “why don’t they” is “money”. More likely "trust". A purpose build instruction with a black box implementation on hardware that has its own hidden OS with dir
by josefx 5y ago
> “why don’t they” is “money”.
More likely "trust". A purpose build instruction with a black box implementation on hardware that has its own hidden OS with direct access to the network is one issue. The fact that Intels CPUs are a bug riddled mess that have been a significant headache to anyone caring about kernel and application layer security is another. Who needs security if disabling all the mitigations makes you look great on benchmarks.
- efitz 5y agoA HES or a HRNG is observable and testable. And we trust purpose built security hardware all the time; think crypto accelerator cards and HSMs.
- CorrectHorseBat 5y agoIt's much harder to test the output of a TRNG