From c880d7566c413cfbeaf5681363c1f62d14fac093 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:15:52 +0100 Subject: docs/hcl/kgpe-d16: warn about IPMI iKVM module --- docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html b/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html index be649031..5139109b 100644 --- a/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html +++ b/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html @@ -60,6 +60,16 @@

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IPMI iKVM module add-on

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+ Don't use it. It uses proprietary firmware and adds a backdoor (remote out-of-band management chip, + similar to the Intel Management Engine. Fortunately, + the firmware is unsigned (possibly to replace) and physically separate from the mainboard since it's + on the add-on module, which you don't have to install. +

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Flash chips

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