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

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658 points transpute | 3 comments | 06 May 23 17:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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thathndude ◴[06 May 23 18:46 UTC] No.35844191[source]▶
This was always a dumb idea. No different than a “master” TSA key. All it does is create a single point of failure.
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1. chinabot ◴[06 May 23 19:27 UTC] No.35844581[source]▶
3 people can keep a secret if two of them are dead. Good luck with hundreds!
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2. ustolemyname ◴[07 May 23 00:14 UTC] No.35846600[source]▶
There's an off by one error in the above statement. Not sure if it's the right or left hand side.
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3. ChainOfFools ◴[07 May 23 04:25 UTC] No.35847913[source]▶
This quote, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, was meant to be understood as HHOS.