On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 06:53:18PM -0500, Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: > [mailed and posted] > > On Jun 11, 2008, at 4:03 PM, YANSWBVCG wrote: > >> It is my understanding that since 1995 all computers must have a >> hardware back door that permits undetectable access by the government to >> the computer. This capability can be implemented using System >> Monitor(Maintenance) Mode which is built into all x86 computers now. It >> would appear that, if you are connected to the internet, the government >> has access to your computer. > > This is not the place to get into this debate, but I think that someone > should state for the record that the vast majority of security experts > would disagree with you.
A relatively new security threat known as 'The Blue Pill', based upon hardware, is a class of virtual rootkits that can silently take over Intel and AMD systems. A good site to visit to learn about these virtual rootkits is http://invisiblethings.org/index.html. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
