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Re:AMD PSB Vendor Locks EPYC CPUs for Enhanced Security at a... by bayindirh on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:08AM (#24417752)
However, the root of trust is embedded to the CPU. So, you can't hammer the CPU on another board for keys.

Also, we sometimes lose the CPU rather than the board. As the CPUs become more complex, their probability to fail has risen.

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Re:AMD PSB Vendor Locks EPYC CPUs for Enhanced Security at a... by 3np on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @06:35AM (#24419544)
> However, the root of trust is embedded to the CPU. So, you can't hammer the CPU on another board for keys.

I guess that's the key point here.

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