RE: Intel Pentium III security `bug'

["Juha Saarinen" <juha_saarinen email msn com>]

It's not a "bug" but a Processer Unique Identification Number. It will be
readable at the application level, but Intel says it will ship processors
with PUIN readability disabled by default. I expect there will be a BIOS
option for this too.


Regards,

--Juha

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HaqR Angel [mailto:haqang gdi net]
> Sent: Friday, 29 January 1999 16:00
> To: redhat-list redhat com
> Subject: Intel Pentium III security `bug'
>
>
> 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...
>