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

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658 points transpute | 1 comments | 06 May 23 17:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.28s | source
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josephcsible ◴[06 May 23 19:00 UTC] No.35844339[source]▶
This isn't a blow to real security, just to DRM and treacherous computing. There's no legitimate security from "Secure" Boot.
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bawolff ◴[06 May 23 19:03 UTC] No.35844366[source]▶
Evil maids?
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1. stefan_ ◴[06 May 23 21:13 UTC] No.35845414[source]▶
So the maid swaps your keyboard instead. There is no winning in this scenario, and it certainly isn't through "Secure Boot".