Intel x86 considered harmfulIntel x86 considered harmful Joanna Rutkowska October 2015 Intel x86 considered harmful Version: 1.0 1 Contents 1 Introduction 5 Trusted, Trustworthy, Secure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 The BIOS and boot security 8 BIOS as the root of trust. For everything. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bad SMM vs. Tails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 How can the BIO
