Without the TSME support, the Ryzen-based systems will be prone to cold boot attacks, but AMD didn't consider informing users before removing it. AMD Removes TSME Support from Ryzen Chips as It Reserves It Only for the "PRO" Family TSME, or Transparent Memory Secure Encryption, is a hardware security feature that encrypts everything stored in the system RAM using a key generated by the processor during boot. Unlike AMD's SME (Secure Memory Encryption, the TSME feature works automatically once enabled in the BIOS and doesn't rely on the operating system. For 'privacy-conscious Linux hobbyist' Ben Kilpatrick, this came as a […]

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