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How about this -- a jumper to update the firmware keys. System ships with third party certificate(s) (similar to the well-known certs your browser ships with).
by derekp7 5y ago
How about this -- a jumper to update the firmware keys. System ships with third party certificate(s) (similar to the well-known certs your browser ships with). But with physical access you can update / supplement / remove keys as needed.
Now that means normal users and IT depts can do all the updates they need, but if you have a need for your own private key you can do that too (after physically touching hardware).
Oh and for bonus points, a motherboard switch can enable the keyboard on a physical designated USB slot to be able to authorize a cert modification. So you get convenience of not having to open the system, or if you want additional security then open the case and remove that jumper.
- phh 5y agoThat's kinda what chromebooks do, though even better. There is a physical screw, that you can unscrew to rewrite the read-only part of firmware (which ofc contains secure boot keys)