Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now

Alan Cox
2002-03-02T18:19:21Z

> > 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.

Alan