Intel Management Engine: Difference between revisions

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The '''Intel Management Engine (ME)''' is an embedded microcontroller integrated into Intel's chipsets since 2008. From version 11 onwards, it runs a (closed-source) modified version of [https://www.minix3.org/ MINIX] as its operating system.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=What is Intel® Management Engine? |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000008927/software/chipset-software.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |publisher=Intel}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ermolov |first=Mark |last2=Goryachy |first2=Maxim |date=28 Aug 2017 |title=Disabling Intel ME 11 via undocumented mode |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201175708/http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2017/08/disabling-intel-me.html?m=1 |url-status=dead |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Positive Technologies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanenbaum |first=Andrew S. |title=An Open Letter to Intel |url=https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/intel/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=www.cs.vu.nl}}</ref>.

The '''[[Intel]] Management Engine (ME)''' is an embedded microcontroller integrated into Intel's chipsets since 2008. From version 11 onwards, it runs a (closed-source) modified version of [https://www.minix3.org/ MINIX] as its operating system.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=What is Intel® Management Engine? |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000008927/software/chipset-software.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |publisher=Intel}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ermolov |first=Mark |last2=Goryachy |first2=Maxim |date=28 Aug 2017 |title=Disabling Intel ME 11 via undocumented mode |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201175708/http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2017/08/disabling-intel-me.html?m=1 |url-status=dead |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Positive Technologies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanenbaum |first=Andrew S. |title=An Open Letter to Intel |url=https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/intel/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=www.cs.vu.nl}}</ref>.

The ME is able to access the LAN adapter, giving it access to networks the system is connected to, both wired and wireless.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-18 |title=Getting Started with Intel® Active Management Technology |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/guide/getting-started-with-active-management-technology.html |access-date=2026-02-04 |publisher=Intel}}</ref>

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==See also==

*[[~~Intel~~]]

*[[AMD Platform Security Processor]]

*[[Intel CPUs stability issue]]

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-The '''Intel Management Engine (ME)''' is an embedded microcontroller integrated into Intel's chipsets since 2008. From version 11 onwards, it runs a (closed-source) modified version of [https://www.minix3.org/ MINIX] as its operating system.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=What is Intel® Management Engine? |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000008927/software/chipset-software.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |publisher=Intel}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ermolov |first=Mark |last2=Goryachy |first2=Maxim |date=28 Aug 2017 |title=Disabling Intel ME 11 via undocumented mode |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201175708/http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2017/08/disabling-intel-me.html?m=1 |url-status=dead |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Positive Technologies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanenbaum |first=Andrew S. |title=An Open Letter to Intel |url=https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/intel/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=www.cs.vu.nl}}</ref>.
+The '''[[Intel]] Management Engine (ME)''' is an embedded microcontroller integrated into Intel's chipsets since 2008. From version 11 onwards, it runs a (closed-source) modified version of [https://www.minix3.org/ MINIX] as its operating system.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=What is Intel® Management Engine? |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000008927/software/chipset-software.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |publisher=Intel}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ermolov |first=Mark |last2=Goryachy |first2=Maxim |date=28 Aug 2017 |title=Disabling Intel ME 11 via undocumented mode |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201175708/http://blog.ptsecurity.com/2017/08/disabling-intel-me.html?m=1 |url-status=dead |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Positive Technologies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tanenbaum |first=Andrew S. |title=An Open Letter to Intel |url=https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/intel/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=www.cs.vu.nl}}</ref>.
 The ME is able to access the LAN adapter, giving it access to networks the system is connected to, both wired and wireless.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-18 |title=Getting Started with Intel® Active Management Technology |url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/guide/getting-started-with-active-management-technology.html |access-date=2026-02-04 |publisher=Intel}}</ref>
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 ==See also==
-*[[Intel]]
+*[[AMD Platform Security Processor]]
 *[[Intel CPUs stability issue]]