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On 08/29/2017 02:57 PM, Leah Rowe wrote:
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> On 29/08/17 19:15, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>> On 08/29/2017 06:10 AM, Rene Shuster wrote:
>>> Wow.
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>> My favorite part is where the NSA itself basically admits that the
>> ME can't be trusted!  I wonder if they are looking at other
>> architectures or if this HAP bit was enough for their needs?
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> So is this completely disabled, and not just "neutralized"?
>

No, it's just neutralised.  The kernel, etc. are still required to boot
the platform, it's just that the higher level userspace components are
disabled at runtime.  So, if a flaw is found in the kernel, etc. the ME
remains a serious security threat.

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Timothy Pearson
Raptor Engineering
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