Author Topic: Microsoft has accidentally leaked its "golden key" to Secure Boot (Read 3953 times)

Acerblock · August 10, 2016, 10:22:23 PM

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/08/10/oops-microsoft-leaks-its-golden-key-unlocking-windows-secure-boot-and-exposing-the-danger-of-backdoors

The FBI seriously needs to take some notes on why that iPhone business was a bad idea.

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Insert Name Here² · August 10, 2016, 10:26:47 PM

lolwtf

Niblic² · August 10, 2016, 10:39:03 PM

wtf is this.............

did the author draw that in ms paint smh

Acerblock · August 10, 2016, 10:39:44 PM

Quote from: Niblic² on August 10, 2016, 10:39:03 PM

wtf is this.............

did the author draw that in ms paint smh

https://rol.im/securegoldenkeyboot/

Ipquarx · August 10, 2016, 10:40:11 PM

~~that graphic is just a screenshot from https://rol.im/securegoldenkeyboot/ which gives a little presentation on the matter~~ i literally was beat by a gosh darn second heck you acer

Acerblock · August 10, 2016, 10:49:45 PM

Quote from: Ipquarx on August 10, 2016, 10:40:11 PM

~~that graphic is just a screenshot from https://rol.im/securegoldenkeyboot/ which gives a little presentation on the matter~~ i literally was beat by a gosh darn second heck you acer

heck you, dragon SCUM

Gytyyhgfffff · August 10, 2016, 10:51:33 PM

not so secure now is it

Johnimiester · August 11, 2016, 12:21:01 AM

Kidalex90 · August 11, 2016, 12:23:07 AM

Quote from: Johnimiester on August 11, 2016, 12:21:01 AM

inb4 massive argument with thousands of casualities all across the nation

Office-Pirate · August 11, 2016, 12:25:46 AM

Kochieboy · August 11, 2016, 12:34:05 AM

*puts another tally on the number of reasons to give up hope on microsoft*

bestguy22 · August 11, 2016, 12:36:45 AM

Quote from: Acerblock on August 10, 2016, 10:39:44 PM

https://rol.im/securegoldenkeyboot/

i love the song on this

McJob · August 11, 2016, 12:45:33 AM

As far as I can determine, this does not affect Desktop/Laptop machines running Windows 10 in any way, shape or form. Microsoft does stupid stuff all the time, but at least the OS is solid.

Ipquarx · August 11, 2016, 01:17:16 AM

Quote from: McJob on August 11, 2016, 12:45:33 AM

As far as I can determine, this does not affect Desktop/Laptop machines running Windows 10 in any way, shape or form. Microsoft does stupid stuff all the time, but at least the OS is solid.

It doesn't affect the OS itself, no, it affects the bootloader. "Secure Boot" is basically Microsoft's specially-made bootloader that's supposed to protect against rootkits and other related malware. With this key out now, Secure Boot has been completely defeated in the sense that it's no longer "Secure" against rootkits and other related malware. It's just "Boot" now.

Acerblock · August 11, 2016, 01:23:49 AM

Quote from: McJob on August 11, 2016, 12:45:33 AM

As far as I can determine, this does not affect Desktop/Laptop machines running Windows 10 in any way, shape or form. Microsoft does stupid stuff all the time, but at least the OS is solid.

This isn't to criticize Windows 10. Microsoft made a pretty big slip up and this story speaks volumes towards the much bigger issue akin to the FBI iPhone debacle about a universal key for a private system.