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## Tabular comparison between the utility and functionality of various mitigations.
## https://forums.whonix.org/t/kernel-hardening-security-misc/7296/587
## For complete protection, users must install the latest relevant security microcode update.
## BIOS/UEFI updates should only be obtained directly from OEMs and/or motherboard manufacturers.
## Note that incorrectly performing system BIOS/UEFI updates can potentially lead to serious functionality issues.
## The parameters below only provide (partial) protection at both the kernel and user space level.
## Enable a subset of known mitigations for some CPU vulnerabilities and disable SMT.
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## KSPP=yes