Re: Suggestion: Use a unified kernel image by default in the future.

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On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 1:56 AM Florian Weimer <fweimer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> * Neal Gompa:
>
> > I treat Secure Boot purely as a compatibility interface. We need to do
> > just enough to get through the secure boot environment.
>
> Right.  It's not even clear to me why we enforce kernel module
> signatures in Secure Boot mode, and disable a few other kernel features.

If users can load arbitrary unsigned kernel modules or hibernation
images, it silently circumvents UEFI Secure Boot. I agree this is a
frustrating paradigm for users who want certain features like using
3rd party modules with a Fedora kernel, or using locked down kernel
features, but I'm not sure what the alternative is.


-- 
Chris Murphy
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