Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs
4 hours ago
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- AMD removed TSME (Transparent Secure Memory Encryption) from consumer Ryzen CPUs without warning.
- TSME encrypts memory to protect against physical attacks like cold boot attacks, though consumer chips are less likely targets.
- Users criticized the removal as underhanded, especially since support only required firmware changes, not hardware updates.
- Following backlash, AMD plans to restore TSME encryption in consumer CPUs.