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by vladivstok 2237 days ago
SGX is disabled by default on most systems so it would have to be a very targeted malware
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Truly disabled, or in the Software Controlled state?
Your motherboard UEFI blob and chip both have to support it. The vast majority of systems are limited by the fact their UEFI implementation does not enable (or allow you to enable) SGX at all, and at least on my Ice Lake laptop, SGX was disabled out of the box in UEFI (in a non-software controlled state.)