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Redditor buys used CPU, turns out it was banned on Valorant and they are SoL

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oliwarner · 1790965867 · focus · HN ↗
So this is bullshit, right? We're all going along like it really happened but it doesn't smell right.
If they only bought a CPU and CPUs don't have serial IDs (since P3s and some kooky server CPUs), how could Valorant fingerprint it?
1. vel0city · 1790967871 · focus · HN ↗
  Modern TPMs are fTPMs and are essentially in the CPU package.
  Each TPM 2.0 has a unique Endorsement Key (EK).
  Thus, every CPU has a unique identifier, which assuming the fTPM is correct (big if), cannot be changed.
  <a href="https://andrewmoore.ca/blog/post/anticheat-secure-boot-tpm/" rel="nofollow">https://andrewmoore.ca/blog/post/anticheat-secure-boot-tpm/

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