Hmm, interesting subject ... On 07.12.2016 21:35, Gumby wrote: > Subject seems to have changed a bit, so not hijacking it. > When thinking of any exploitation of firmware - should there be concerns > of Intel's Management Engine in the CPU of any relays > running on "home hardware" in any common unused pc or laptop? > Should that be a concern on ANY newer Intel hardware? > > Gumby
What do you think about Intel AMT, it's a part of the most modern PCs? > On 12/07/2016 02:35 PM, diffusae wrote: >> >> On 07.12.2016 01:36, Duncan Guthrie wrote: >>> if some flaw was exploited in the various nasty proprietary bits that >>> make up the Pi, much of the network might be compromised - due to large >>> similarities across the different models, this would affect considerable >>> numbers of devices. So using many different computer models with a large >>> variety of operating systems is ideal for the network as a whole. >> >> Yes, there proprietary parts in the firmware, but also this firmware is >> free and open source. And there are a lot of people who keep care on it. >> >> It's especially very easy to rewrite the boot partition. >> >> Regards, >> _______________________________________________ >> tor-relays mailing list >> tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >> > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
