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Subject: [Discuss] Fighting UEFI
From: cra at WPI.EDU (Chuck Anderson)
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:32:54 -0400
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On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 06:23:33PM -0500, Jack Coats wrote:
> I am guessing someone will either come up with a crack, or will buy a
> 'certificate' and it will be 'leaked' or otherwise subverted before
> long.
> 
> I could envision a boot program could have it installed, and just be
> used as a system loader like grub, and it would be the boot loader
> that has a certificate rather than the entire system.  It won't take
> long for the 'license cost' to be amortized to under $.01 per system.

If that happens, the key will just be revoked.

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