Re:Microsoft proves backdoor keys are a bad idea
by RHSeeger on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @02:52PM
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Of course, the problem with a digital key is that once it's out in the wild, its out for everyone and forever.
Re:Microsoft proves backdoor keys are a bad idea
by theandrewbailey on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @04:30PM
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Same issue with a physical one. The solution is the same, too: get a new key (and lock).
> To reiterate, these Microsoft-signed resources – the debug-mode policy and the EFI installation tool – are only meant to be used by developers debugging drivers and other low-level operating system code. In the hands of Windows RT slab owners, whose devices are completely locked down, they become surprisingly powerful.
> It's akin to giving special secret keys to the police and the Feds that grant investigators full access to people's devices and computer systems. Such backdoor keys can and most probably will fall into the wrong hands: rather than be used exclusively for fighting crime, they will be found and exploited by criminals to compromise communications and swipe sensitive personal information.