Thread (109 messages) 109 messages, 20 authors, 2018-11-21

[GIT PULL] Kernel lockdown for secure boot

From: luto@kernel.org (Andy Lutomirski)
Date: 2018-04-03 19:01:32
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On Apr 3, 2018, at 10:16 AM, David Howells [off-list ref] wrote:

Andy Lutomirski [off-list ref] wrote:
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A kernel that allows users arbitrary access to ring 0 is just an
overfeatured bootloader. Why would you want secure boot in that case?
To get a chain of trust.
You don't have a chain of trust that you can trust in that case.
Please elaborate on why I can?t trust it. Please also elaborate on how
lockdown helps at all.
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