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AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs through a BIOS update in July — TSME is coming back after…

Latest from Tom's Hardware ·Jake Roach·3 months ago
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(Image credit: Tom's Hardware) AMD has told Tom's Hardware that it will reinstate Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) on desktop Ryzen 9000 processors in July (we have the full statement further below). The feature is branded as Memory Guard for AMD's Ryzen PRO lineup, but it's available on non-PRO CPUs, as well. Earlier this year, AMD quietly removed the feature with AGESA 1.2.7.0, which Ars Technica reported on earlier this week. AMD tells Tom's Hardware that it's bringing TSME back to non-PRO Ryzen 9000 chips "based on valuable community feedback." Go deeper with TH Premium: CPU TSME is a firmware-level encryption feature for memory. It allows the processor to generate a key in order to encrypt data stored in RAM, serving as a layer of protection against cold boot attacks, where a sudden shutdown can allow a physical attacker to extract sensitive data stored in memory. According to the Ars Technica report, AMD confirmed TSME support on consumer CPUs as far back as 2020 with the Ryzen 7 3700X.…

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