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Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security

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658 points transpute | 4 comments | 06 May 23 17:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.932s | source
1. derefr ◴[06 May 23 18:40 UTC] No.35844127[source]▶
In general, a bad thing for security. But is there any silver lining here related to jailbreaking proprietary Intel-based devices?
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2. Macha ◴[06 May 23 19:25 UTC] No.35844559[source]▶
Or things like DRMed media systems
3. hammock ◴[06 May 23 19:28 UTC] No.35844585[source]▶
The leaked key means that now owners of hardware will be able to read and modify the firmware, including IME, and check it for backdoors
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4. csdvrx ◴[07 May 23 05:29 UTC] No.35848219[source]▶
I'll be eagerly waiting for such analysis - including the nixing of ME or at least setting the HA bit on intel gen 10 to 13!!