AMD memory encryption is returning to consumer Ryzen 9000 desktop chips after the company reversed a silent AGESA 1.2.7.0 ...

'We will reinstate this option in an upcoming BIOS release in July,' AMD says.

The change came to light in April, when Ben Kilpatrick installed a new OS on a Ryzen 7 9700X system built on AMD's Zen 5 ...

As Ars reported last week, AMD stripped the protection, known as TSME, from consumer Ryzen processors. Short for Transparent ...

A decade ago, AMD added a protection to its high-end CPUs to protect them against cold boot attacks and other types of ...

Newer versions of the UEFI BIOS component AGESA disable a feature on some AMD Ryzen processors that they should never have – ...

AMD silently disabled TSME memory encryption on consumer Ryzen chips via a firmware update. The feature still works on Pro CPUs. AMD won't say why.

AMD says it will reinstate firmware memory encryption (TSME) on non-PRO Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs through a BIOS update in July ...

The older Secure Boot Certificates are expiring in June and October 2026. Microsoft has shared a timeline on its official websites showing which certificates are expiring in June and October 2026. The ...