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Intel Management Engine

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 9:54 pm
by Jonathan
https://boingboing.net/2016/06/15/intel ... html?fk_bb
Although the ME firmware is cryptographically protected with RSA 2048, researchers have been able to exploit weaknesses in the ME firmware and take partial control of the ME on early models. This makes ME a huge security loophole, and it has been called a very powerful rootkit mechanism.
In this case, it is impossible to break unless you have a way to factorize semi-primes with approximately 600 decimal digits in a reasonable time. (At the time of writing this article, pretty much impossible in one human lifetime for anyone with the biggest supercomputer).
Dude, pick one.

Re: Intel Management Engine

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:28 pm
by Jonathan