Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Nov 1998 17:43:50 +0100 (MET) | From | Paul Wouters <> | Subject | Re: Intel microcode fixes [OFF-TOPIC] |
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> Right. Another reassurance: The docs claim that the CPU verifies that > the author of the microcode upgrade is "intel". This microcode upgrade > is refused if it doesn't pass the authentification test.
But that can't be cryptographicaly strong, because then they couldn't sell the P6's in europe :) Maybe it needs to start with "INT" :)
Paul
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