rbe (Huffman , 0x007cc0 - 0x00a380): NOT removed, essential
kernel (Huffman , 0x00a380 - 0x019f40): NOT removed, essential
syslib (Huffman , 0x019f40 - 0x02cf40): NOT removed, essential
bup (Huffman , 0x02cf40 - 0x055d40): NOT removed, essential
pm (Huffman , 0x055d40 - 0x059740): removed
vfs (Huffman , 0x059740 - 0x066880): removed
evtdisp (Huffman , 0x066880 - 0x069300): removed
loadmgr (Huffman , 0x069300 - 0x06dec0): removed
busdrv (Huffman , 0x06dec0 - 0x071700): removed
gpio (Huffman , 0x071700 - 0x0738c0): removed
prtc (Huffman , 0x0738c0 - 0x074c00): removed
policy (Huffman , 0x074c00 - 0x07fa40): removed
crypto (Huffman , 0x07fa40 - 0x09a680): removed
heci (LZMA/uncomp., 0x09a680 - 0x09e580): removed
storage (Huffman , 0x09e580 - 0x0a4b00): removed
pmdrv (Huffman , 0x0a4b00 - 0x0a6700): removed
maestro (Huffman , 0x0a6700 - 0x0ab600): removed
fpf (Huffman , 0x0ab600 - 0x0add40): removed
hci (LZMA/uncomp., 0x0add40 - 0x0ae600): removed
fwupdate (LZMA/uncomp., 0x0ae600 - 0x0b3140): removed
ptt (LZMA/uncomp., 0x0b3140 - 0x0c82c0): removed
touch_fw (LZMA/uncomp., 0x0c82c0 - 0x133000): removed
The book is three years old, so maybe that's changed. Or maybe the functions you describe are part of AMT. I'd be interested in knowing more.
> system defense (packet filter)
At least that doesn't sound like it needs to transmit.
> anti-theft
What anti-theft service does ME provide?
"Some of the other modules include ... a system for location tracking and remote wiping of laptops for anti-theft purposes." [1] (link to Igor Skochinsky slides).
[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/05/intels-management-engi...
As far as I know, AMT is on almost every ME implementation, but I'd love to learn more about it. When is it included? What is that based on?
Here's what I know:
1. Every system with the VPro branding includes AMT with remote access (I'm 90% sure of that). Considering the audience here at HN, most of their computers probably are VPro models.
2. Non-VPro models also include AMT, and possibly some have remote access. I recently was working with a non-VPro system that certainly had AMT, but had the Small Business Technology implementation, which purposefully omits remote access.
There's also Standard Manageability, which "appears only on Intel Desktop Boards that support Intel AMT but that do not have a vPro-compatible processor installed"; AFAICT it's a implementation of AMT, and I think it includes remote access. (There are not enough days in the week to sort out Intel's product line, and that was one thing I didn't need to know.)