On 09/01/2015 08:43 AM, Blibbet wrote: > On 08/31/2015 07:33 PM, coderman wrote: >> On 8/31/15, Blibbet <[email protected]> wrote: >>> ... >>> Potential insecurely-built IBM system firmware security aside, I don't >>> think Libreboot nor SeaBIOS offers much in terms of security to stop >>> attackers, as well. ... > Having an ancient laptop may help. Attackers may not be able to use > CHIPSEC's HAL, that's the positive side of not being able to use CHIPSEC > to test your defenses. :-) But there are alternatives to CHIPSEC's HAL, > and they're less strict about chipsec support, and will likely work on > old Thinkpads.
Re: security of the IBM Thinkpads refurbished by the Ministry of Freedom, it might be useful to check if they're in this category: Quoting a tweet from Joanna if Invisible Things Lab, on the topic of older hardware (than Purism's current choice): https://twitter.com/rootkovska/status/643414071514148864 "and old systems do not have IOMMU (VT-d) which makes them even less secure, trustworthy."
