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Vulns happen. It doesn't me we should just go back to sending private info in plaintext on the internet. I don't seen why user-empowered secure boot is fruitles
by dcow 9y ago
Vulns happen. It doesn't me we should just go back to sending private info in plaintext on the internet. I don't seen why user-empowered secure boot is fruitless... especially when it's to protect the user not the vendor.
- tinus_hn 9y agoSecure boot can only work if the keys are held by an untouchable entity. It’s not user-empowered. But that has nothing to do with the fact that the PC platform has an enormous legacy of openness and cannot be made secure, even if you sacrifice the parts that allowed it to dominate.
- dcow 9y agoThat's just wrong. Why do the keys have to be held by an untouchable entity? They just have to be unable to be changed outside of having physical access to the device. Stop spreading misinformation based on a shallow understanding of the technology.
- tinus_hn 9y agoI don't see how that would work on any kind of scale, but indeed you can use alternative keys if you really want to and know what you're doing.