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by wmf 1166 days ago
ARM offers the same possibility but there's like one SoC that's fully transparent.
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I am not as well-versed in the specifics of ARM's TrustZone as I am with Intel CSME and AMD ST, but I understand many of the people uncomfortable with the latter two are uncomfortable with the former as well. I do not believe it comes with the same capabilities as CSME or ST (PSP), but I do know that earlier versions of PSP were implemented using an ARM TrustZone core. That said, I need to do a lot more reading and research on it before forming more substantial positions on it.
AFAIK you can build an ARM SoC without TrustZone (or without using TrustZone for anything) if you want.
ARM offers the same possibility.. in exchange for a fee and a stack of NDAs. Competition and openness is how we should deal with this disease.