Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

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On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 03:06:30PM +0000, James Bottomley wrote:

> But surely that's fanciful ... you've already compromised windows to get
> access to the ESP.  If you've done it once, you can do it again until
> the exploit is patched.  There are likely many easier ways of ensuring
> persistence than trying to install a full linux kernel with a
> compromised resume system.

There's a pretty strong distinction between "Machine is exploited until 
exploit is patched" and "Machine is exploited until drive is replaced".

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