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Rohansitoday at 12:15 AM1 replyview on HN

> The Secure Enclave is equivalent to a PC's TPM

AMD PSP is little more than an embedded TPM. The capabilities are significantly different vs. Intel ME.


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GeekyBeartoday at 1:21 AM

> AMD PSP is little more than an embedded TPM

Again, you've got some reading to do.

> the subsystem is "responsible for creating, monitoring and maintaining the security environment" and "its functions include managing the boot process, initializing various security related mechanisms, and monitoring the system for any type of activity or events and implementing an appropriate response".

Critics worry it can be used as a backdoor and is a security concern.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Platform_Security_Process...

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