On 11/22/2017 11:46 PM, Yuraeitha wrote:
So for example, there is no issue buying a motherboard (and cleaning it up),
with an intel NIC, just as long you do not use the nic, right? I mean, it
cannot execute commands inwards to the motherboard, but only whatever passes
through the NIC when its in use?
Why would you buy one when there are so many alternatives?
So if for example inserting a more trusted PCI nic card, and just ignoring the
intel nic, it should be no problem?
Not how it works, intel nic or not you have the same level of security
once you use me_cleaner - additionally the non LOM series intel nic
ASIC's lack the ME ability irregardless and one can also modify the LOM
series firmware to remove that ability.
The whole "oh you are fine from hypothetical nation state backdoors if
you use a non-intel nic" rumor was started by purism - it is absolutely
false. If such a backdoor existed they surely would have thought of that
already - there are a variety of methods to communicate and control with
a PCI-e networking device without having drivers for each and every NIC
on the market.
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