Re: Intel Pentium III security `bug'

[Brent Sims <brent rmi net>]

It is indeed true. Its setup as an optout - that is, if you don't disable
it it does it dirty deed. As I understand things, instructions on how to
disable it are included with the chip. I've got them around here
somewhere, if you have one and don't know how to optout let me know and
I'll see if I can't find them.

	Brent Sims


On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, HaqR Angel wrote:

->Writing based on non-technical media news:
->
->Word has it that the upcoming Pentium III chips have a security `bug' that
->somehow broadcasts the chip's serial number... I've yet to see a technical
->spec
->on this, but Intel claims that this `feature' can be user-disabled (until
->reboot)...
->
->Is there a mechanism in the works to allow control of this?  (Does this bug
->only occur when running some sort of special drivers...?  I don't see a
->hotline
->between a Pentium II and an ethercard, so I'm not sure how this would
->happen...)  e.g. could one put an rc.local `echo "nobroadcast" >
->/proc/p3serial' or something...?
->
->Tnx... 
->
->
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