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brudgers on March 17, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft Blocks Windows 7/8 Updates on AMD Ryzen ...

ME relies on security by obscurity (and hence the motivation of some for open source code). Of course that's not proof.

But I wouldn't rely on a Skylake ME's integrity for a public IP'd computer if it was running Windows 98 because it can be pwnd in ways that a Pentium Pro can not: replacing the disk drive won't get ownership back.

oakwhiz on March 21, 2017 [–]

Right, I see what you mean. I just interpreted your post as possibly indicating that you knew of some specific publicized exploit.

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