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Which Intel CPUs do not have Management Engine (ME) [duplicate]
The Intel Management Engine (ME) is a security risk which I would prefer not to take. I do not trust it, it seems to be a backdoor, and there are reported vulnerabilities on it.
I do not trust the ...
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Feasibility of CPU Backdoors
Recently I was thinking of the feasibility of hardware backdoors in the CPU introduced by manufacturers at the behest of three letter agencies. I can think of two potential backdoors that seem ...
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Is it possible to debunk Intel Management Engine conspiracy theories using a data usage monitor device?
If there would be any backdoor in recent Intel CPU's, then it should send and receive data secretly.
Isn't it possible to easily debunk this conspiracy theory by implementing a third physical device ...
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How can access to Intel ME / AMT be disabled with firewall? [duplicate]
Short of flashing BIOS, there seems to be no way to disable the Intel ME.
So, is there a reliable way to block access to Intel ME, such using HW firewall (Firewall in front of the machine, not ...
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Privacy implications of Intel CPU backdoors [closed]
I didn't follow all the episodes about backdoors in Intel CPUs
What can intelligence or law enforcement agencies potentially do on a computer equipped with a vulnerable Intel CPU (connected to the ...
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How can anyone access Intel's "backdoor OS", MINIX?
I've read that all recent Intel-based machines include a secret MINIX-based OS, and that it even includes its own web-server.
How does one access this OS's services from the main OS?
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