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otabdeveloper4
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Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Li...
"Secure boot" is not actually meant to improve security.
It exists as a moat to make it harder to install Linux on your (Microsoft) PC.
exe34
1 day ago
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does it also help keep drm keys safe? that's how it works on Android, they even delete the 4k keys if you root your phone.
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telgareith
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What!? Last I checked even with ring0 the system didn't have access to the WideVine keys. Talk about yet another reason to just pirate everything
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exe34
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or buy them, but obtain a pirated version to recover what's yours when they lock you out.
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1oooqooq
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and identity. most of the world now replaced your credit card and government id with apps that rely on the OS assurences to prove you're yourself with vendor keys, mandatory selfies and such.
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It exists as a moat to make it harder to install Linux on your (Microsoft) PC.