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IP: Pentium III serial number not really off by default
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:50:43 -0500
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 13:05:53 -0700 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org> I've just posted an article, in the form of a FAQ, on the Pentium III serial number issue at http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/static/p3/p3_1.html Perhaps the most interesting point dicussed in the FAQ is that, despite recent claims in the trade press, the serial number "feature" is really NOT off by default. Rather, Intel says it intends to distribute a program that turns it off, but the hardware itself still defaults to "on." There are serious problems with this from a security standpoint; see Section 3 of the FAQ for more. --Brett Glass
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