Heads up to anyone using #AMD CPUs in a setting where Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) is critical: AMD has disabled this feature for consumer AMD products as of the latest AGESA updates. The feature is now only available for "PRO" CPU variants.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/users-cry-foul-after-amd-stripped-memory-crypto-from-its-consumer-cpus/
#enshittification
Harry Sintonen
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2026-06-18 22:12:06 UTC
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