linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Load keys from signed PE binaries

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Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:40:53 +0100
From:	Florian Weimer <fw@...eb.enyo.de>
To:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>,
	Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Load keys from signed PE binaries

* Theodore Ts'o:

> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 02:25:55PM +1000, Dave Airlie wrote:
>> 
>> Its a simple argument, MS can revoke our keys for whatever reason,
>> reducing the surface area of reasons for them to do so seems like a
>> good idea. Unless someone can read the mind of the MS guy that
>> arbitrarily decides this in 5 years time, or has some sort of signed
>> agreement, I tend towards protecting the users from having their Linux
>> not work anymore, because we were scared of a PE loader in the kernel.
>
> If Microsoft will revoke keys for whatever reason they want, without
> any regard to the potential PR and legal consequences to Microsoft,
> there's absolutely **nothing** you can do, short of choosing to use
> more open hardware (for example, like the Chromebook Pixel).

| No, there's no way to set the legacy boot as the default option.

<https://plus.google.com/100479847213284361344/posts/QhmBpn5GNE9>

So non-interactive booting of alternative operating systems is *not*
supported.  This is way more restrictive than any x86 UEFI device I've
heard of (even in the face of a potential revocation of the boot
loader by Microsoft).
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