Intel sapm is a proposal to fix the specter vulnerabilities
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Due to the problems and vulnerability of its processors, Intel created in 2017 its STrategic Offensive Research & Mitigations (STORM), which has been working to solve these security problems of Specter class.
SAPM is the proposal to stop speculative execution attacks on Intel Core CPUs
The Intel STrategic Offensive Research & Mitigations (STORM) team presented the proposal for the new Speculative-Access Protected Memory (SAPM) function that Intel is still investigating. The idea is for SAPM to replace existing CPU memory with a more secure memory standard that is resistant to Specter-class attacks, including security vulnerabilities like Meltdown, Foreshadow, MDS, SpecterRSB, and Spoiler.
The STORM research document, published last week, said that SAMP development is only at the level of "theory and possible implementation options . " In other words, there is no concrete idea that Intel and other CPU manufacturers can implement immediately; A significant amount of testing is still needed before it can become a viable CPU feature.
Intel created the STORM team in 2017 as soon as it was learned by Google and independent investigators of speculative execution attacks. This latest proposal has come from the STORM team and 12 contracted 'individuals' working specifically on these vulnerabilities. In other words, Intel collaborates with 12 expert hackers to find a solution to speculative execution attacks and their derivatives.
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STORM researchers said that most Specter-class attacks tend to perform the same type of action in the "back-end." SAPM will deal with such attacks by blocking those default back-end actions. This should not only prevent known speculative execution side channel attacks from working, but also those that may occur in the future.
According to Intel researchers, the addition of SAPM would impair performance, however, the impact would be less than that of all software patches deployed so far.
In short, Intel is still devising ways to mitigate the security issues with its chips, and the solution doesn't seem to be close yet. We will keep you informed.
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