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Re:AMD's Firmware TPMs Vulnerable to Hardware Attacks, Defea... by kaetemi on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @03:07PM (#35792583)
The only one that would fit my mainboard I bought on Amazon, and I only got it to upgrade Windows. The indication on it is "made in China". As a consumer I also have no idea how these suspicious chips that I'm required to plug into my mainboard are supposedly trusted, and by whom, and what for.

"Plug this chip that says made in China into your mainboard, for security reasons, to continue." is not really emitting trust or confidence in any way.

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Re:AMD's Firmware TPMs Vulnerable to Hardware Attacks, Defea... by ilyt on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:33PM (#35794534)
> "Plug this chip that says made in China into your mainboard, for security reasons, to continue." is not really emitting trust or confidence in any way. "

I'm sure 30 other chips made in china on same board are entirely fine

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Re:AMD's Firmware TPMs Vulnerable to Hardware Attacks, Defea... by kaetemi on Friday May 05, 2023 @04:08PM (#35834522)
Yeah, but from a user POV at least those are functional and not just for vaguely specified "security reasons".
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