Thibault Nélis writes:
On 06/01/2012 09:46 AM, Alan Cox wrote:Out of support releases are also an interesting problem. If a hole is found they need to revoke the key. If they do that the users machine is crippled. It's potentially a criminal matter in many EU states as well so whoever issues the revocation could end up in jail. Nobody is really too sure. This is all untested waters.If we're talking about the kernel, one can always make the boot loader prompt the user whether it wants to continue without the assurance of a safe boot,
You are assuming that Microsoft will sign a bootloader with such functionality.
I would not take that bet.
It will be up to the Fedora Board to stop Red Hat corrupting the goals of the Fedora project in this way - or if they won't for people who dislike it to dump Fedora - particularly package maintainers.That would be, well, extreme. Say if legally OEMs are bound to empower the user to manage the keys in the firmware, would you still advocate against the use of the technology?
No.
Now, users who buy machines with Windows pre-installed should expect their firmware to include Microsoft's key, and should be aware that they can add theirs legally. If they don't want to use Windows and don't want the trouble of setting up keys they should either:(a) Buy from an OEM which builds machines with their OS of choice pre- installed, including a secure boot key for it,(b) Ask an OEM for a machine without any OS (if you install the OS yourself then you should be responsible for installing the key as well),(c) Fight an OEM which pre-installs Windows to add a new key, possibly a set of keys from unbiased trust brokers that can distribute certificates (bootloader shims) to your OS of choice to make it more realistic.
How about buying a laptop or a PC that will boot any damn OS you want, without all this cockamamie crap?
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