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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: 0.308s | source
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codedokode ◴[06 May 23 18:40 UTC] No.35844123[source]▶
Isn't it good? Does leaked key mean that now owners of hardware will be able to read and modify the firmware, including IME, and check it for backdoors?

Such keys should be in the hands of users, not Intel.

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QuiDortDine ◴[06 May 23 18:42 UTC] No.35844144[source]▶
If there was something to leak, it was always going to. Just a matter of when. Pretending otherwise is just security theater.
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guerrilla ◴[06 May 23 18:43 UTC] No.35844147[source]▶
Yeah, don't depend on a permanent global conspiracy for your security. Someone always defects and accidents often happen long before that.
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henriquez ◴[06 May 23 18:46 UTC] No.35844184[source]▶
It is not a conspiracy. Just like the iOS App Store it is for your own protection. There is no legitimate reason to run your own software on general purpose computing hardware.
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1. chaxor ◴[06 May 23 23:46 UTC] No.35846466[source]▶
I love this comment, thank for such a good laugh.

I really hope no one would ever think this non sarcastically.