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

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658 points transpute | 2 comments | 06 May 23 17:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.45s | 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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Filligree ◴[06 May 23 19:05 UTC] No.35844387[source]▶
How many of us have maids? How many of those maids are evil?
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1. lostmsu ◴[08 May 23 19:07 UTC] No.35865747[source]▶
Do you take your laptop with you when going to a Starbucks restroom?
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2. josephcsible ◴[09 May 23 03:30 UTC] No.35869866[source]▶
...Yes? Not because of the risk of evil maid attacks, but because of the risk someone will just steal it.