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Subject: Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now
To: neale@lowendale.com.au (Neale Banks)
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:32:45 +0000 (GMT)
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> > It has no control over the BIOS and SMM code. Who knows what is going on
> > behind the scenes in the BIOS, be it for intentional or more dubious
> > purposes. 
> 
> All too true.  However, given the quality of BIOS code we have seen over
> the years, the thought of your average BIOS programmer implementing
> cryptographic techniques does provide some amusement  ;-)

I trust several government agencies to be able to supply very high quality
SMM bios code through a person planted in one of the bios writing houses.

Trusted computing people take this kind of stuff very seriously - and for
good reason.

Alan
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