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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: 0.216s | 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. Dalewyn ◴[07 May 23 02:40 UTC] No.35847385[source]▶
This rings more true than many would want to accept: Most people view and use computers as household appliances; they just use whatever is installed on it and if it breaks they go out and buy a new one.

For most people there are, in fact, no legitimate reasons to run "their own" software on "general purpose" (read: household appliance) computing hardware. Almost nobody runs custom software on their washing machine or toaster.