Ted Unangst wrote:
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> On 10/26/07, Lars NoodC)n <lars@umich.edu> wrote:
>> In the specific context of CALEA, the AMT wikipedia page as of Fri Oct
>> 26 07:45:59 GMT 2007, does not contain any references to CALEA, but do
>> contain the links I provided above.  The CALEA page points to links
>> easily found with search engines.
> 
> so in the specific context of CALEA, why don't you explain how AMT is related?
> 
CALEA requires wiretapping capabilities in networking hardware.  You
know that.  AMT provides wiretapping capabilities, though not by name.

What is unclear is how much those CALEA requirements extend to more
generic computing platforms and even operating systems.

AMT, from Intel's own pages, seems for all practical purposes a
hard-coded rootkit useful for surveillance, among other things.  Thus
the connection to CALEA.

So, are backdoors like AMT required for all motherboards now?
If so, what are the details?
If not, what non-x86 options are available for regular workstations and
servers.  There's a shitload available for embedded devices and such.
Where are the choices for non-x86?

-Lars