At Redmond, sometimes you just gotta stare in wonder...

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Belham

At Redmond, sometimes you just gotta stare in wonder...

#1 Post by Belham »

Well, they are at it again.....painting one toenail while ripping another two off :roll:

"Secure Boot Isn't So Secure After All: The Golden Key Is Out
Written by Michael Larabel in Microsoft on 11 August 2016 at 08:56 AM EDT.

So much for Secure Boot being so secure... After a mistake by Microsoft, the "golden key" is now out in the wild........"

https://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news ... Golden-Key[/b]


Most of us Linux users already knew/know that UEFI was not and is not the be all, end all in terms of "secure booting" (he who controls the stack, controls everything...). Still, when stuff like this happens, you gotta wonder what is going on over there at Campus Softie.

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#2 Post by 8Geee »

They've gone to Ludicrous Speed :roll:
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