[closeparen]

I hear a lot about disabling the management engines... what about activating them for yourself?

[nonesuchluck]

You can easily use AMT on your own PCs, with fully open source software. Just go set a remote access password in your boot settings, and download control client from https://www.meshcommander.com/

[rzzzt]

Your computer could run Linux or Doom even while it's off!

[stallmanite]

The idea of gaining control of the management hardware like this is really exciting. Can anyone here comment on whether it could plausibly happen? I’m guessing it would require leaks from Intel because otherwise whoever develops the capability would presumably keep it close to the vest or sell it for major $ right?

[closeparen]

I just mean, rather than leaving your computer with a powerful remote administration system un-configured & ready to go with a default password, provision it yourself, set the passwords, maybe even use it.

[wmf]

The ME is running Minix/x86 and presumably a vulnerability could be used to inject new code that isn't signed by Intel.

But what would you do with it? Why not just use the OS?

[stallmanite]

I can’t put it into words well but it’s like if I discovered a vestigial limb attached to my body. I’d want to try firing it up.

[yencabulator]

*One of your computers could run Linux or Doom while the other one is off.

[m463]

But will it bitcoin mine for someone else when it's off?