Reply to post: The key is already out

'Unfixable' boot ROM security flaw in millions of Intel chips could spell 'utter chaos' for DRM, file encryption, etc

Richard 12 Silver badge
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The key is already out

One master key, which means the attacker can just buy a few cheap Intel PCs and leave them trying to extract the key tens or hundreds of times a second.

So we must assume the key is already extracted.

The important question:

What can be done with that key?

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