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Re:'Unfixable' security flaw in Intel boot ROM by amluto on Thursday March 12, 2020 @11:44AM (#22557995)
“utter chaos” seems overstated. I’ve never heard of anyone protecting DRM with the TPM on any consumer platform.
Re:'Unfixable' security flaw in Intel boot ROM by Avery3R on Thursday March 12, 2020 @01:18PM (#22559181)
TPM, no. I'm fairly sure that PlayReady's HWDRM implementation does integrate somewhat with ME though.
Re:'Unfixable' security flaw in Intel boot ROM by thrtythreeforty on Thursday March 12, 2020 @12:16PM (#22558350)
I read that part as slightly tongue in cheek. No, it won't be the end of the world, but it will be the end of the usefulness of that hardware.
Re:'Unfixable' security flaw in Intel boot ROM by harrier on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:04PM (#22559775)
Isn't it required for 4K Netflix on Windows?