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LSS: Secure Boot

LSS: Secure Boot

Posted Sep 13, 2012 23:51 UTC (Thu) by hummassa (subscriber, #307)
In reply to: LSS: Secure Boot by pjones
Parent article: LSS: Secure Boot

> If you choose to disable security features instead of putting that effort in, you'll not be able to take advantage of the added security.

You know, you kind of proved my point. There is NO added security, because you can always find another vulnerability in the kernel, and use that to escalate past the bootloader (like creating crafted restore-from-hibernation images) and people will act under the illusion that their systems have "added security" when they aren't, which, as I mentioned, diminishes the overall security. For instance, the crafted restore image could allow running unsigned or signed-by-the-malware-author executables or substitute key libraries.

And again, that is my point: "Secure Boot" == "fake security", which is far worse than "no security".

And worse yet: "Secure Boot" == "you are running a signed O.S. (with Defective by Design implications and I Can Phone Home and invade your privacy implications)" OR "you are running a signed (bla bla) but COMPROMISED by malware O.S."...


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