AMD reinstates TSME RAM encryption on Zen 5 Ryzen processors after customer backlash
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Daniel AJ Sokolov
Summary
AMD is reinstating the TSME (Transparent Secure Memory Encryption) feature for its Zen 5 Ryzen processors following customer backlash. The company had silently disabled the RAM encryption security feature on certain Ryzen processors, which protects against physical memory attacks. AMD announced a firmware update expected in July 2025 to address the protests from customers who felt disadvantaged by the removal.
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bskyAMD reinstates TSME RAM encryption on Zen 5 Ryzen processors after customer backlashheise.deKey quotes
· 3 pulledWith this step, AMD wants to counter protests from customers who feel disadvantaged.
Without announcement, AMD has disabled the security feature TSME on certain Ryzen processors. Customers protested, AMD reacts.
Not all, but many AMD processors (from 2016 onwards) can transparently encrypt and decrypt working memory.
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