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Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by aleks224 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:31AM (#32149674)
At what point in time did encrypting microcode in processors become common? Is this a relatively recent practice?
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Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by alophawen on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:51AM (#32149793)
IIRC, it happened when IME was introduced. Maybe 2008?

Then AMD PSP did the same starting in 2013.

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