topic Re:Enable TLS communication in Intel vPro® Platform

Enable TLS communication

watamaru2000 — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 02:56:57 GMT

Please tell me how to enable TLS communication on a PC equipped with AMT Ver8.0.
(I couldn't find instructions on how to enable TLS communication in the PC manual.)
From a web search, I discovered that it might be possible to achieve this using a tool called MeshCommander, but I was unable to download the tool.
The website for MeshCommander is https://www.meshcommander.com/meshcommander.
By the way, I haven't tried it with other AMT versions either.

Re:Enable TLS communication

MIGUEL_C_Intel — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:59:17 GMT

Hello, watamaru2000,

I hope this post finds you well.

Intel AMT 12 started supporting TLS version 1.2 and TLS version 1.0 was removed; TLS comes enabled by default. A new client type has been created for TLS sessions, which uses a cipher suite with a block size of 256. The latest remote management tool called Intel® Endpoint Management Assistant (EMA) requires endpoints with AMT version 11.8.79 or higher (the latest version is 16). https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19449/intel-endpoint-management-assistant-intel-ema.html

AMT version 8 supports TLS1.1 and it is enabled by default.

Mesh Commander is a third-party open-source tool. I noted the tool was removed; it is not possible to download.

Intel still has Intel® Manageability Commander; this tool will allow remote accessing; however, the latest systems with AMT versions 15, 16, and higher are not compatible. Please read the software description and guides included in the zip file.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18796/intel-manageability-commander.html

Regards,

Miguel C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re:Enable TLS communication

MIGUEL_C_Intel — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:09:25 GMT

Hello, watamaru2000,

I am following up on your post. If further assistance is necessary, do not hesitate to reply.

Regards,

Miguel C.

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re: Re:Enable TLS communication

watamaru2000 — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:37:37 GMT

Hello, Miguel,
Thank you so much for your help.
Your answer was very informative and solved my issue completely.

Re:Enable TLS communication

MIGUEL_C_Intel — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:38:57 GMT

Hello, watamaru2000,

You are welcome. Do not hesitate to reply if anything else is necessary.

Regards,

Miguel C.

Intel Customer Support Technician