Hi, I just heard about this today and did a bit of research on it, but the things I found were too technically savvy for me, and some were quiet ambiguous in their explanations. Before I ask the question, I would like to say that I do understand technical terms relating to computers and their hardware, but I might not fully get some of the acronyms. That being said, my main questions are:
What the hell is Intel ME and also AMDs PSP? What do they do – what’s the point of having them? Why can’t we just integrate all the management software onto the CPU and must rely on a separate independent processor (is that what it is)? What protection ring would it be classified as (might help to explain how the layers may interact with one another)? Finally, how big of a security risk does it pose?
I know those are a bunch of questions and they will implicit a large and thought-out response, but to anyone who has knowledge about this specific niche and has the time, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks again.
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To quell some concerns people have, this is a business-class feature intended for businesses to manage their fleets of computers. It requires integration with the motherboard firmware.
It’s not a secret back door built into every home computer. Most consumer machines don’t even support it, and most vendors won’t enable it unless you ask for it when ordering.
Given that you have to ask for it, then you have to enable it, then you have to configure it, it isn’t something you really need to worry about being done to you on your personal machine, unless you buy refurbished business class.equipment.
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