linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

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Date:	Mon, 5 Nov 2012 13:44:36 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:38:58 +0000
Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 11:24:17PM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> > "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> writes:
> > >
> > > That is a hugely different thing from needing a console.
> > 
> > Not at all.
> > 
> > In the general case user intereaction is required to tell the system to
> > boot off of your choosen boot media instead of the local hard drive.
> 
> No, in the general case the system will do that once it fails to find a 
> bootable OS on the drive.

So your "secure" system can be wiped by a random Windows 8 install media.
Ooh thats good stuff 8)
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