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What, in your mind, is a "security processor module"? As far as I'm aware, there is no such entity in Apple systems; security functionality is on the same die a
by duskwuff 11mo ago
What, in your mind, is a "security processor module"? As far as I'm aware, there is no such entity in Apple systems; security functionality is on the same die as the CPU/GPU. (Which is a good thing; it means that communications between the CPU and that security processor cannot easily be intercepted or interfered with.)
- astrange 11mo agoThere is a "secure element" which contains eSIM and NFC and is a separate chip. I believe NXP makes them but don't know. But there's plenty of other chips like power management.
- m463 11mo agoI always heard of the T2 chip.
- valleyer 11mo agoThose don't exist in ARM Macs.
- GeekyBear 11mo agoThose were binned Apple A series chips. They used some of parts of it like the secure enclave, SSD controller, biometrics and hardware disk encryption. Now days, those components are all already built into the M series chips.
- dagmx 11mo agoT2 is no longer a thing since the Apple Silicon chips. Apple moved their support chips into the main SoC.