Trustworthy Computing
2015-10-29 17:05:11.601063+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Saved of for further reading: Intel x86 considered harmful (new paper):
We decided to write a paper describing this solution, but prior to that I wanted to write a short paper summarizing all the security (and trustworthiness) problems we face on x86, covering also other things, such as boot (in)security, not just the ME. I thought it would take me a week to write such a 5-10 pages paper...
Turned out it took me a few months (admittedly on and off) and some 50+ pages (admittedly with a not-so-small font, and with references spanning full 7 pages.). Oh, well.
As we talk about what we trust computers for and why we do, looking at firmware design and the entire hardware ecosystem is important...
Sources for the ebook at https://github.com/rootkovska/x86_harmful