Intel Management Engine Backdoors

The cluster focuses on concerns about Intel's Management Engine (ME) as a closed-source backdoor with security vulnerabilities that cannot be fully disabled, compromising hardware security. Discussions also reference AMD's equivalent Platform Security Processor (PSP) and related features like vPro and AMT.

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IshKebab β€’ Nov 29, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Maybe they use Intel's Management Engine!

neatze β€’ Jan 17, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Seems like you are not aware of Intel ME past vulnerabilities.

Wowfunhappy β€’ Mar 25, 2020 β€’ View on HN

I really hate to be the downer here, but have you heard of Intel's Management Engine? :(

GhettoComputers β€’ Nov 5, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Never heard of it? On x86 he’s not wrong, Intel ME and AMD ST are enabled in mobo and Intel ME run another secret minix OS that bypasses all your security.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine>The Intel Management Engine always runs as long as the motherboard is receiving power, even when the computer is turned off. This issue can be mitigated wi

eimrine β€’ Aug 13, 2025 β€’ View on HN

It will have Intel ME which makes the whole open-source ideology... compromised?

codedokode β€’ Jun 28, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Intel CPUs have a closed-source management engine inside, does it matter if there will be one more backdoor?

carapace β€’ Sep 16, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Just a friendly reminder: this is all moot due to ME and ilk.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Enginehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Secure_Technology

knodi β€’ Oct 28, 2023 β€’ View on HN

i think we're forgetting Intel's backdoor https://hackaday.com/2023/04/12/disabling-intels-backdoors-o...

amelius β€’ Mar 24, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Not sure. Who knows what hides inside Intel ME.

pjc50 β€’ Sep 4, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Can't you do this with the notorious Intel ME?