Re: disabling Intel PSN

Andreas Jellinghaus (aj@dungeon.inka.de)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 15:28:09 +0100 (CET)


In ka.lists.linux.kernel, you wrote:
>Has anyone thought of adding a feature of disabling the infamous
>Intel Pentium III processor serial number, which any application
>can get using CPUID instruction? According to CPUID specs [1],
>the PSN can be disabled (part 3.3, disabling PSN) with a single
>CPUID call, until next reboot.

the german cīt magazine showed, that you can enable it again.
maybe you can find mor on www.heise.de

andreas

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