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Thunderstrike – Apple EFI firmware vulnerability

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Re: Thunderstrike – Apple EFI firmware vulnerability

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I did not realize that macs did not include a TPM... So there can be no equivalent to bitlocker for them. This seems like a big competitive disadvantage for them. I suppose you could make a dongle with a tpm for macs.. Perhaps there would be a market for it.

For the low, low price of $2000 you can buy one of my new, patent-pending Thunderbolt TPM dongles. Simply plug it in, reboot your machine, and you're protected from future EFI firmware changes! One use and you're protected, so pass it on to family and friends!

Includes other Thunderstrike implementations and official Apple updates.

Re: Thunderstrike – Apple EFI firmware vulnerability

#72
post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AFAIK, it's not Thunderbolt on Lenovos, just Mini DisplayPort+Audio, which has similar connectors and cables but excludes the PCI-alike interface for high-speed general purpose IO which this exploits.

The W540 has Thunderbolt, but also miniDP. I guess that's OK. But seeing as how they try to ape Apple, who knows what the next gen will bring.

Ah, okay. I looked at a few models and only saw MiniDP, I guess some of them actually are Thunderbolt, Interesting.
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