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So how far are we from open source hardware? It's stupid to talk about security with all this firmware garbage in our computers.
https://semiaccurate.com/2017/05/01/remote-security-exploit-2008-intel-platforms/
>>For those that think hurr durr you can easily turn everything off - There are things written in firmware, not just in the CPU, that you cannot access or see they are there. You can't predict everything that the computer is capable off, the code is just not visible. Turning off some shit won't fix the problem, it just gives you a false sense of security.
I don't think open source hardware will completely fix the problem, but what other way is there?
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Is my computer safe from hackers if I get this result from ShieldsUP?
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>>60196639
We'll need nanotechnology, atomic 3D printing
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>>60198853
it just means those commonly used ports are closed
a darn good start, but hackers might still find another way
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>>60198914
Like how?
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>>60196639
>but what other way is there?
Theres been talks about building stateless systems to get around ME like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcwngbUrZNg, but there are still many hoops to jump through.
Opensource hardware is a pipe dream at this point in time. Maybe if we get sophisticated 3D printers and competitive CPU designs to print but thats a long way away.
No matter how secure your software stack is having a hardware 0-day time bomb renders it useless. Its sad, but unless there is a catastrophic security armageddon that brings the issue of hidden on-die systems (ME, Trustzone, etc) to the front page of every news article, everyone will have to wait till the bomb goes off.
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>>60196639
Plenty of open source hardware. Most notably RiscV
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>>60196639
>https://semiaccurate.com
Get a real source next time please.
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