Re:Microsoft proves backdoor keys are a bad idea
by mindslight on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @04:00PM
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> A backdoor that requires physical access isn't a backdoor. If an attacker has such access, you're already screwed.
The security model of "secure boot" is designed to mitigate physical access, so a private way of circumventing that property is a backdoor.
While breaking this one aspect leaves other useful security properties intact, if those properties had been the only goal, they could have been implemented with a simpler and more user-friendly system.
The security model of "secure boot" is designed to mitigate physical access, so a private way of circumventing that property is a backdoor.
While breaking this one aspect leaves other useful security properties intact, if those properties had been the only goal, they could have been implemented with a simpler and more user-friendly system.