DEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - The Ring 0 Facade Awakening the Processors Inner Demons
DEFCONConference2 HN recommenders · recommended in 2 months, 2019–2026
talk · advanced · evergreen · 2019–2026 on HN
Christopher Domas's DEF CON 26 talk on secret processor registers that vendors reserve for third parties holding trusted keys. He examines how users are locked out of parts of their own CPUs.
HN commenters call his x86 internals talks spectacular and mention them whenever low-level processor surprises come up.
Up next
3 mo on HNDEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - GOD MODE UNLOCKED Hardware Backdoors in redacted x86
DEFCONConference
4 HN recommender · 2019–2026
11 mo on HNBehind the Scenes of iOS Security
Black Hat
9 HN recommender · 2016–2026
11 mo on HNWhy Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea
Tom Scott
11 HN recommender · 2020–2026
10 mo on HNUSENIX Security '18-Q: Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Security Is Possible?
USENIX
10 HN recommender · 2018–2026
10 mo on HNDefcon 18 Changing threats to privacy Moxie Marlinspike Part
killab66661
6 HN recommender · 2012–2019
9 mo on HN28c3: The Science of Insecurity
28c3
9 HN recommender · 2012–2024
8 mo on HNDEF CON 25 - John Sotos - Genetic Diseases to Guide Digital Hacks of the Human Genome
DEFCONConference
11 HN recommender · 2017–2023
7 mo on HNElevator Hacking: From the Pit to the Penthouse
DeviantOllam
9 HN recommender · 2014–2026
7 mo on HNCompiling C to printable x86, to make an executable research paper
suckerpinch
8 HN recommender · 2018–2023
7 mo on HNBreak Me00 The MoVfuscator Turning mov into a soul crushing RE nightmare Christopher Domas
Adrian Crenshaw
6 HN recommender · 2017–2026
7 mo on HNBlackHat USA 2011: SSL And The Future Of Authenticity
Christiaan008
9 HN recommender · 2011–2017
7 mo on HN27C3: Adventures in analyzing Stuxnet (Bruce Dang from Microsoft)
basti0007
8 HN recommender · 2011–2024
3 comments from Hacker News
Holy shit, Christopher Domas is back. I remember watching his Defcon talks on x86 shenanigans[^1][^2] and being amazed at what he's been able to discover. Then he got whisked away by Intel and now drops this. I'm excited. [^1]: ▶ this video [^2]: link
These links don't work for me, but the videos are on YT: - link - ▶ this video And yes, they are spectacular.
While somewhat interesting, I'm not sure there's much to discuss unless the presentation or details are already available. Interestingly, this reminds me of two Defcon talks I watched in the last day or two, which also cover vulnerability through additional processors onboard.[1][2] 1: link 2: ▶ this video