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In order to block some nefarious entity from putting a root-kit in the Intel Management Engine, or from running a root-kit in System Management Mode --- it would probably be a good idea to put an important part of the kernel in one or both of these places.
According to my understanding, AMD has similar things for their processors, but the names are different.
In order to block some nefarious entity from putting a root-kit in the Intel Management Engine, or from running a root-kit in System Management Mode --- it would probably be a good idea to put an important part of the kernel in one or both of these places.
The Intel Management Engine lives in motherboard, in a flash memory. And it's a critical part of your hardware, for you to be even be able to light on that sorry motherboard.
So, you want Slackware to flash your motherboard BIOS each time you upgrade the kernel? Each time?
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Originally Posted by baumei
According to my understanding, AMD has similar things for their processors, but the names are different.
There is no such thing like an AMD Management Engine - the AMD's Security Processor is an ARM core which runs what could be better described as a software TPM 2.0 and a better random numbers generator.
Certainly this is a very nice feature, specially for those who want the hardware support for a TPM 2.0 (i.e for running Windows 11 without hacks) and the better random numbers are appreciated probably by everyone.
Last edited by LuckyCyborg; 01-23-2022 at 04:50 PM.
I think you misunderstood my points. However, I think any further discussion of this topic should go in a thread other than this one. If you wish to start a new thread about this, then I will join you there.
By the time Pat is ready to receive suggestion for the next version, this thread is going to be tens of pages long and everything posted here so far is going to get lost in the noise.
By the time Pat is ready to receive suggestion for the next version, this thread is going to be tens of pages long and everything posted here so far is going to get lost in the noise.
Cross your bridges when you get to them folks.
which is not too bad, as everything that has been proposed so far is probably already in the checklist
Contrary, he said I can knock my self out seeking, that's quite the opposite - that I am free to seek out, but he has no intention to help me get there
And, kindly, i just as well might once i have some time to spare...
Contrary, he said I can knock my self out seeking, that's quite the opposite - that I am free to seek out, but he has no intention to help me get there
And, kindly, i just as well might once i have some time to spare...
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