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Kevin Karhan :verified:Now people may ask things like: "Why?" and the answer is: For a primitive approach to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SecureComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecureComputing</a>.<ul><li>Because loading the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OS</a> into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RAM</a> allows not just for a non-persistent setup like an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSH</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Terminal</a> (think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VT320" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VT320</a> but better!) but being hard-wired as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReadOnly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReadOnly</a> means it's tamper proof by design when combined with an intrusion-detection & tamper-proof seals: Physical Access will be detectable and Remote Access cannot cause permanent damages.</li></ul>And that may also be useful with other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThinClient</a>-like "aplianced" devices.<ul><li>Basically for anything where <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetworkBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetworkBoot</a> ain't an option for whatever reasons!</li></ul><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuZUPpmXfT0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuZUPpmXfT0</a> via <a href="https://bbs.kawa-kun.com/users/lazygamereviews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lazygamereviews</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@samirx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@samirx</a> The idea of something like <a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@OS1337</a> on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ROM</a> chip is that it it basically hardwired ROM so one can only read it and it could do some signature and checksum checking.Granted this is a sort-of primitive <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SecureComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecureComputing</a> aimed at making <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSH</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Terminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Terminals</a> tick...Something <a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stman</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@landley</a> did inspire me in part... <ul><li>Just right now I've to tend more crucial things...</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:-- :please_boost: 🔁 :boost_ok: :boost: :boosted:Speaking of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ROMs</a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ix86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ix86</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/amd64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amd64</a>: Does anyone know a good way to implement something like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ROM</a> like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tandy</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/1000RL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1000RL</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/1000RLX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1000RLX</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIEPqD4luG8&t=166s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">did</a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSDOS</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeskMate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeskMate</a> (as <a href="https://mastodon.social/@vwestlife" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@vwestlife</a> showed)...<ul><li>Or is this something that requires either going down the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCIe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCIe</a> -> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCI</a> -> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ISA</a> rabbit hole?</li></ul>I mean, it would be a way cleaner setup to boot OS/1337 to than booting a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CDROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDROM</a>? <ul><li>If noone has an Idea how to make this happen, is there any good way or existing solution to basically make a hardware write-protectable / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/readonly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#readonly</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USB</a> flashdrive to boot from? </li></ul>Ideally something that can take <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BIOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BIOS</a>-style ROM Chips that one can put on a board without write-enable connected so they're read-only! <ul><li>And yes, <a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@landley</a> may see similarities to his [deprecated] <a href="https://landley.net/code/aboriginal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aboriginal Linux</a> nee <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirmwareLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirmwareLinux</a> ...</li></ul>Still having like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/minimalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minimalist</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> distro in Boot-ROM would be nifty, espechally when it comes to making a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SecureComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecureComputing</a> "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SSH</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Terminal</a>"...<ul><li>Maybe <a href="https://bitbang.social/@ActionRetro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ActionRetro</a>, <a href="https://studio8502.ca/@mos_8502" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mos_8502</a> and others can point this question to people who are firm in boot ROMs and potentially even have something at hand.</li></ul>(I don't expect something like a PCI(e Mini)Card but I'd not be against it!)<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hardware</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Question</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ix86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ix86</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/amd64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amd64</a>

PurismHardware kill switches. Open source OS. No data collection. That's the Purism difference. <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/smartphones-leaking-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://puri.sm/posts/smartphones-leaking-data/</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/PrivacyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivacyMatters</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataSecurity</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/MadeInUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MadeInUSA</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/LibertyPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibertyPhone</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Purism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Purism</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/DigitalPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalPrivacy</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/SecureComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecureComputing</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/NoDataLeaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoDataLeaks</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/TechEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechEthics</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/HardwareKillSwitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HardwareKillSwitch</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/PureOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PureOS</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/PrivacyByDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivacyByDesign</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/SecureSmartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecureSmartphone</a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/TechFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechFreedom</a>

Cory DoctorowStarting with <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>'s <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/palladium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#palladium</a> they theorized a new "<a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/SecureComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecureComputing</a>" model for allowing companies to reach into your computer long after you had paid for it and brought it home, in order to discipline you for using it in ways that undermined its shareholders' interest.Secure Computing began with the idea of shipping every computer with *two* CPUs. The first one was the normal CPU, the one you interacted with when you booted it up, loaded your OS, and ran programs. 25/

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