> On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:05:39 -0700 > Mike Wright <mike.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > And in today's news: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/19/win8_rootkit/ > > A few things in particular stood out to me: > > 1) "Writing a bootkit couldn't be an easier task for virus writers > with the UEFI framework available, much easier than before when they > needed to code in pure assembly." > > 2) "... unless SecureBoot is used to ensure that only digitally > signed UEFI bootloaders can be executed at the system bootup. > > 3) "... enabling SecureBoot by default effectively limits user > choice." > > Great! MS shoots self in foot, others in head. We saw it coming :/ I am still unclear about secure boot. As I will probably delay my purchase of a new notebook until next year, I worry. I read the efforts of the fedora team to allow >F18 to boot on UEFI +Secure boot enabled devices (the machines with the W8 stinker on them). I also read that (most?) vendor will allow Secure boot to be switch off on the BIOS. When I purchase a notebook (Prior to Secure boot), I erase the partition. I boot from a Live CD. If everything seems to work, and if I like the DE, I install the OS. And that's my question with these new UEFI+Secure boot machines: If I turn Secure boot OFF, can I install a live CD as I used to do. Or is there more? -- nomnex <nomnex@xxxxxxxxx> Freenode: nomnex Registered Linux user #505281. Be counted at: http://linuxcounter.net -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
