AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs
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- AMD engineer shuts down discussions on the issue
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- TSME is a protection feature that encrypts the data stored in memory, making it unusable to physical attackers.
AMD engineer shuts down discussions on the issue
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(Image credit: AMD) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 23 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter According to a report by Ars Technica, AMD has quietly stripped a critical security feature from its lower-end CPUs, leaving unaware users potentially vulnerable to physical attacks. Following a months-long investigation tracked on GitHub, Ben Kilpatrick confirmed that the Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) feature — which protects CPUs against physical exploits that siphon data from connected memory chips — was suddenly no longer available on AMD CPUs outside the company's Pro lineup.