On 09/01/2015 08:43 AM, Blibbet wrote:
On 8/31/15, Blibbet <blibbet@gmail.com> wrote:
... Potential insecurely-built IBM system firmware security aside, I don't think Libreboot nor SeaBIOS offers much in terms of security to stop attackers, as well. ... Having an ancient laptop may help. Attackers may not be able to use CHIPSEC's HAL, that's the positive side of not being able to use CHIPSEC to test your defenses. :-) But there are alternatives to CHIPSEC's HAL, and they're less strict about chipsec support, and will likely work on
On 08/31/2015 07:33 PM, coderman wrote: old Thinkpads.
Re: security of the IBM Thinkpads refurbished by the Ministry of Freedom, it might be useful to check if they're in this category: Quoting a tweet from Joanna if Invisible Things Lab, on the topic of older hardware (than Purism's current choice): https://twitter.com/rootkovska/status/643414071514148864 "and old systems do not have IOMMU (VT-d) which makes them even less secure, trustworthy."