IP: Pentium III serial number not really off by default

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 13:05:53 -0700
To: farber () cis upenn edu
From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>

I've just posted an article, in the form of a FAQ, on the Pentium III
serial number issue at

http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/static/p3/p3_1.html

Perhaps the most interesting point dicussed in the FAQ is that, despite
recent claims in the trade press, the serial number "feature" is really NOT
off by default. Rather, Intel says it intends to distribute a program that
turns it off, but the hardware itself still defaults to "on." There are
serious problems with this from a security standpoint; see Section 3 of the
FAQ for more.

--Brett Glass