Intel vPro: Three Generations Of Remote Management
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pjkenned
September 27, 2011 4:00:05 AM
It's common to manage PCs remotely in today's business environment. Intel's vPro technology aims to simplify that task by giving IT professionals hardware-level tools to make remote management easier. Today we look at three generations of vPro.
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cngledad
September 27, 2011 6:37:31 AM
Anonymous
September 27, 2011 11:43:08 AM
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pro-gamer
September 27, 2011 1:17:30 PM
NirXY
September 27, 2011 8:53:23 PM
Anonymous
September 27, 2011 10:28:51 PM
jhansonxi
September 27, 2011 10:44:02 PM
Nifty but I don't like the single-vendor lock-in. I can see real improvements in IT efficiency if this was combined with AoE. Would like to see SSH support, however.
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extremepcs
September 28, 2011 9:09:08 AM
chovav
September 28, 2011 9:20:38 AM
jowunger
September 28, 2011 1:29:28 PM
chovav
September 29, 2011 2:10:37 PM
pjkenned
September 30, 2011 3:44:31 PM
chovavIf my hard drive is encrypted using TrueCrypt pre-boot authentication, would I be able to fill in the password using Intels vPro?
Generally you don't want to do this. Pre-boot authentication on encrypted drives is a security measure so that someone gaining access to a shut-down PC cannot cold boot onto the contents of the disk. For example, one shuts down a notebook that is subsequently stolen in an airport.
In that scenario (actually fairly common) the user that now has the notebook can boot to the contents of the disk if a password was pre-filled.
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kevikom
October 10, 2011 11:13:07 AM
dj christian
November 11, 2011 4:56:09 AM
pjkennedFor example, one shuts down a notebook that is subsequently stolen in an airport. In that scenario (actually fairly common) the user that now has the notebook can boot to the contents of the disk if a password was pre-filled.
So you saying that's a bad idea for the owner that he typed the pre-filled the password using vPro?
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Anonymous
January 2, 2012 8:10:49 AM
Hi, does anybody know if Intel Dq67sw motherboard Support 8Gb ddr3 Single Modules . Because Intel Technical product specification states " Support for 32GB of System Memory with four DIMMS using 4GB memory technology ".
Are there any other Intel boards which support vPro ( VT-X , VT-D ) with 32GB for i7 2nd Generation.
As i want to build one myself for VM.
Are there any other Intel boards which support vPro ( VT-X , VT-D ) with 32GB for i7 2nd Generation.
As i want to build one myself for VM.
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omerl
January 29, 2012 7:49:34 PM
pjkennedGenerally you don't want to do this. Pre-boot authentication on encrypted drives is a security measure so that someone gaining access to a shut-down PC cannot cold boot onto the contents of the disk. For example, one shuts down a notebook that is subsequently stolen in an airport. In that scenario (actually fairly common) the user that now has the notebook can boot to the contents of the disk if a password was pre-filled.
dj christianSo you saying that's a bad idea for the owner that he typed the pre-filled the password using vPro?
Chovav, pjkenned and dj christian - yes, you can use Intel vPro AMT to fill the Pre-Boot Authentication. You can do this either with AMT KVM (which is the simple way, but requires AMT 6 and above) or with AMT SOL (assuming TrueCrypt allows SOL.
pjkenned - there are several scenarios which it would makes much sense to send the password for PBA remotely: 1. Support agent trying to recover a user's password. 2. Trying to boot to a computer you left in the office. The idea is not that the password is pre-filled, it is filled on real-time.
It's actually can be a very powerful tool for the service-desk at your organization.
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omerl
February 14, 2012 8:18:42 AM
qwer5678So you saying that's a bad idea for the owner that he typed the pre-filled the password using vPro?
I didn't really understand what you mean. If you utilize this feature correctly you can gain real value to your organization. Note my 2 suggestion of usage. If you have it kept in a DB or something similar, you must make sure this DB is encrypted and secured properly, since this is sensitive information, but you can still get it and send it to your computer using vPro encrypted over TLS/SSL channel.
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omerl
March 21, 2012 12:37:04 PM
okokpkpk - I'm saying DO NOT PRE-FILL THE PASSWORD. This is not what's vPro is all about.
I'm saying, create a solution for your organization that allow real time password push to your clients, in case a password is forgotten. Passwords are stored securely inside the organization and are only used in case of password forgotten. Nothing else. Do no bypass the pre-boot authentication mechanism.
I'm saying, create a solution for your organization that allow real time password push to your clients, in case a password is forgotten. Passwords are stored securely inside the organization and are only used in case of password forgotten. Nothing else. Do no bypass the pre-boot authentication mechanism.
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masi87
August 10, 2012 6:19:04 PM
michealPW
August 11, 2012 7:09:28 PM
I'm not sure what's more unsettling... The fact that this technology's being rolled out in so many mainstream Intel CPUs and Chipsets or the fact that I seem to be the only one that sees this as a major attack vector :|
Good gawd what a frightening world we're marching into. Security and Privacy is becoming an unattainable dream.
Good gawd what a frightening world we're marching into. Security and Privacy is becoming an unattainable dream.
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Anonymous
September 4, 2012 5:44:58 AM
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