Ask HN: PCIe cards with their own NIC/Storage/OS?

Re:Ask HN: PCIe cards with their own NIC/Storage/OS? by btgeekboy on Monday December 05, 2022 @07:59PM (#33874373)

Have a look at the CCR2004-1G-2XS-PCIe from MikroTik. It’s a router on a PCIe card, with its own OS.

What’s your usecase? Might be able to get better recommendations if you can tell us what you’re trying to do.

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Re:Ask HN: PCIe cards with their own NIC/Storage/OS? by snoopy_telex on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:23PM (#33874636)

I'd like to offload a required security software to a stand-alone device that exposes the software endpoints directly to the host via PCIe. The goal would be to ensure that if an attacker gets into the host, they are unable to modify the security software or limit its functionality.

Ideally the card would have a TPM module and supports some sort of signed boot/firmware validation.

I know I'm being a bit coy, but hopefully that helps you understand the requirements a bit better?

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