Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now | Date | Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:32:45 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> > It has no control over the BIOS and SMM code. Who knows what is going on > > behind the scenes in the BIOS, be it for intentional or more dubious > > purposes. > > All too true. However, given the quality of BIOS code we have seen over > the years, the thought of your average BIOS programmer implementing > cryptographic techniques does provide some amusement ;-)
I trust several government agencies to be able to supply very high quality SMM bios code through a person planted in one of the bios writing houses.
Trusted computing people take this kind of stuff very seriously - and for good reason.
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