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Add Lenovo BIOS simulator

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@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ Here are some facts about it:
- It is detectable. An easy way is to just go visit port 16992/tcp on your device.
- To be extra sure, you can also run `nmap` to scan the port from a different device.
This is not something hidden, people have accidentally [run into it](https://mastodon.lilysthings.org/@i_lost_my_bagel/112228352384742242) on social media.
This is not something hidden, people have accidentally [run into AMT](https://mastodon.lilysthings.org/@i_lost_my_bagel/112228352384742242) on social media.
For attack surface reduction, you should absolutely disable it. With that said, don't let the scary claims about "remote management" by the Free Software Foundation spook you - if some sort of hypothetical backdoor actually implemented this way, it is not hard to detect. There are better ways to implement a backdoor as discussed above, and if you don't trust the CPU vendor you should avoid them as a whole, not just the vPro model.
For attack surface reduction, you should absolutely disable it. If you do not have a vPro laptop and are wondering what it looks like, have a look at the [BIOS Simulator for the Thinkpad T14 Gen 5](https://download.lenovo.com/bsco/#/graphicalsimulator/ThinkPad%20T14%20Gen%205%20(21ML,21MM)).
With that said, don't let the scary claims about "remote management" by the Free Software Foundation spook you - if some sort of hypothetical backdoor actually implemented this way, it is not hard to detect. There are better ways to implement a backdoor as discussed above, and if you don't trust the CPU vendor you should avoid them as a whole, not just the vPro model.
Some people recommend buying AMD instead of Intel to avoid the possibility of having Intel AMT. However, they also miss a very simple fact that AMD has an equivalent technology for their Ryzen Pro CPU - AMD DASH.