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Igor's Blog
Personal blog · igor-blue.github.iosecurityhardware
Igor's Blog is a personal blog at igor-blue.github.io about security and hardware. Since 2021, 14 different Hacker News readers have linked it 18 times, most often “Apt Encounters of the Third Kind”. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Igor's Blog publishes technical write-ups on firmware and boot security, such as Windows secure boot and Intel platform internals, which HN readers link as explanations of how systems boot.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
I write about my blue team experiences and my hobby researching hardware security.
Most-linked posts?
- Apt Encounters of the Third Kind7 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2021-03-24
- Security features of the Intel/Windows platform secure boot process5 people · 5 mentions · first linked 2021-02-09
- Security of the Intel Graphics Stack – Part 1 – Introduction3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-02-10
- Security of the Intel Graphics Stack – Part 2 – FW GuC2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-02-25
What Hacker News says?
Wow. Far cry from the POST stuff I once kinda knew. (Power-on self test.) I like this presentation of the Windows system. Maybe Eclectic or someone can write a Mac version. "In-depth dive into the security features of the Intel/Windows platform secure boot process" https://igor-blue.github.io/2021/02/04/secure-boot.html
Comment linking /2021/02/04/secure-boot.html
on “M1 Macs have another hidden boot mode”Submitted Apt Encounters of the Third Kind as a story · 701 points
HN discussionSeem similar to the CSME on Intel platforms https://igor-blue.github.io/2021/02/04/secure-boot.html#earl...
Comment linking /2021/02/04/secure-boot.html
on “M.2 on a Raspberry Pi – The Tofu CM4 Carrier Board”Submitted Security features of the Intel/Windows platform secure boot process as a story · 95 points
HN discussionWould you consider this to be illegal as well? https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nikola-Zlatanov/publica... "Microcode Update. Microcode is a hardware layer of instructions involved in the implementation of the machine-defined architecture. It is most prevalent in CISC-based processors. Microcode is developed by the CPU7 vendor and incorporated into an internal CPU ROM during manufacture. Since the infamous “Pent…
Comment linking /2021/02/04/secure-boot.html
on “Microcode Research Team”Submitted Apt Encounters of the Third Kind as a story · 19 points
HN discussionThe difference between pre- and post-chatbot writeups is stark: https://igor-blue.github.io/2021/03/24/apt1.html $100 says OP is Claude
Comment linking /2021/03/24/apt1.html
on “A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer”Submitted Security of the Intel Graphics Stack – Part 1 – Introduction as a story · 13 points
HN discussionI found this thorough breakdown of how modern Windows boots: https://igor-blue.github.io/2021/02/04/secure-boot.html
Comment linking /2021/02/04/secure-boot.html
on “Ask HN: Where can I find a primer on how computers boot?”Submitted Apt Encounters of the Third Kind as a story · 12 points
HN discussionSubmitted Security of the Intel Graphics Stack – Part 1 – Introduction as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Length's malware writers will go through to get PII as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted In-depth dive into the security features of the Intel/Windows Secure Boot as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Apt Encounters of the Third Kind as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Apt Encounters of the Third Kind as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Security of the Intel Graphics Stack – Part 2 – FW GuC as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Security of the Intel Graphics Stack – Part 2 – FW GuC as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Security of the Intel Graphics Stack – Part 1 – Introduction as a story · 2 points
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