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Most people are surprised when I tell them that their computer is a lot of little computers working together on a sort of internal network. This is why if your
by dsl 12y ago
Most people are surprised when I tell them that their computer is a lot of little computers working together on a sort of internal network.
This is why if your machine is compromised, and you have a threat model that involves serious (state or otherwise well funded) attackers, you really should just send it off to be recycled.
- schoen 12y agoOr maybe even if you don't know if your machine is compromised. :-( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_%28cryptographer%29#Quotes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_%28cryptographer...
- davb 12y agoIt also makes security of the supply chain extremely difficult. So many components, so many microprocessors and microcontrollers. You'll have a hard time proving that nothing has been tampered with from factory to integration...
- SixSigma 12y agoThe LinuxBIOS guys can tell you all sorts of stories. Webserver in the NorthBridge springs to mind.
- jonawesomegreen 12y agoThis sounds very interesting. Any more details?
- SixSigma 12y agoSorry, I don't have a Link for that. I see on of the Coreboot people at the annual Plan9 meetings and he tells use horror stories.