Eureka! The Intel Management Engine can be finally disabled, thanks to the NSA

[Redaktion]

Researchers have finally found a way to disable a much hated component of Intel CPUs — the Intel Management Engine, thanks in part to the NSA's High Assurance Platform (HPA) program.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Eureka-The-Intel-Management-Engine-can-be-finally-disabled-thanks-to-the-NSA.245922.0.html

[AmirHossein]

The ME implements something called Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) that is capable of accessing any memory address unbeknownst to the main CPU

Das soll ein deutsch-englisches Syndrom sein, oder?

vielen Dank :)

[AmirHossein]

Or maybe not! Just found that unbeknownst is a legit word. My bad due to be an ESL speaker.

[anon]

Has anyone tried inputting the Konami code to see if it disables it?   ;D

[Bob Doe]

Mistake in article:

The Intel ME firmware is not encrypted with RSA 2048, rather, it is signed with RSA 2048. There's a significant difference.