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Joanna Rutkowska: Towards (reasonably) trustworthy x86 laptops

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What it is

Joanna Rutkowska's 32C3 talk asks whether trustworthy client systems can be built on x86 hardware, and what realistically can be done about the challenges, such as Intel ME.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in Intel ME threads as essential viewing on x86 trust and auxiliary processors.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “Essential reading!!”

    Rutkowska on trustworthiness of x86 hardware

    dlmetcalf, 2016-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Intel and ME, and why we should get rid of ME”

  2. “I am pretty worried ever since I watched that”

    32c3 talk on Intel ME worrying implications

    kriro, 2016-06 · Recommendation · in “The Intel ME subsystem can take over your machine, can't be audited”

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Topics: intel me, trusted computing, joanna rutkowska, firmware, qubes

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