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Comment on Reversing the AMD Secure Processor (PSP) – Part 2: Cryptographic Co-Processorparent

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Signal Private Messenger built private contact discovery and secure value recovery using Intel Software Guard eXtensions (SGX), similar to AMD Secure Memory Encryption (both usually used for DRM).

https://signal.org/blog/private-contact-discovery/ (2017) https://signal.org/blog/secure-value-recovery/ (2019)

Intel SGX is mostly orthogonal to Intel IME but each is an additional attack surface with enough privilege/persistence to assist attacks on the other.

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