Holding keys isn't easy. Microsoft just slipped the universal golden key of (formerly) Secure Boot!

in security •  8 years ago 

Secure boot was meant for securing devices from criminals and users. Until the key was slipped, it made loading malicious software at boot time practically impossible - if Secure Boot was enabled. This also made loading your own operating system a pain. For example some Linux companies chose to pay Microsoft for letting Linux be installed alongside Windows. Apparently it was a quite secure solution - that is, until they accidentally slipped the key.

Picture of golden key in the dark

The key was forgot in some beta software. Now it is publically known, and Secure Boot only secures Windows from normal users. LOL. Here's the source of the news. Original as far as I know.

It turns out holding private keys isn't that easy.

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They should buy a trezor. It holds all kinds of keys.

And never release it. Just sign stuff.