[Info-vax] CPU Refresher for Programmers

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-01-12 03:10:16 +0000, Stephen Hoffman said:

> Yeah, more than a few of these features have been available in systems 
> prior to x86-64 — but these features are now far more common, far 
> cheaper, and just as useful.

Then there are features (complexity) that didn't exist before, such as 
Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX):

https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/332680-002.pdf

These enclaves would (hypothetically) be where LMF would be 
implemented, and would provide storage and processing related to each 
user's private keys, for instance.   There are other uses likely too, 
such as a foundation for secure delivery.

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