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Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by greggsy on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @08:01AM (#32150316)
It’s not a backdoor until it’s proven that it’s used for that propose. Until the it’s just (yet another) potential side channel.
Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by CoastalCoder on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @08:40AM (#32150645)
I don't understand that logic.

It's like saying I haven't been robbed until I discover that my stuff is missing.

Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by oasisbob on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:54AM (#32153467)
> It's like saying I haven't been robbed until I discover that my stuff is missing.

Well, robbery is theft under threat of force, so it would be very hard to be robbed and remain unaware of it.

Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by jsjohnst on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:59PM (#32155545)
Yep, I assume they just don’t know the difference between robbery and burglary.
Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by CoastalCoder on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @02:33PM (#32155985)
Actually, I do know the difference, but forgot the distinction when writing the comment :)
Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by atq2119 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:02AM (#32150857)
That's literally true, though?

To make the analogy work for you, you have to add something about doors being unlocked, or somebody else having the key to your home.

Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by bee_rider on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:51AM (#32151424)
I think in the original analogy, the actual robbery is just used as an event which may occur without our knowledge. Your analogy is better, the mapping makes more sense.

Something like: The locksmith has made a copy of your keys without notifying you. They could hypothetically use those keys to enable a robbery, but you won't know definitively either way until you find something stolen. But it is a pretty weird thing for them to do, right?

Re:Intel Microcode Decryptor by na85 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:27PM (#32155065)
>That's literally true, though?

There's no Schrodinger's Burglar. You've been robbed once I take your wallet, whether you've discovered it or not.