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Re:How Secure Boot Works on M1 Series Macs by zaxbeast on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @12:28PM (#29727105)
That's not what I was talking about... secure boot and locked boot loaders are "protected" with keys held by manufacturers...
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Re:How Secure Boot Works on M1 Series Macs by BoorishBears on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @12:45PM (#29727346)
Then your comment doesn't make sense?

You wrote:

> completely insecure if you are not the only one with the key

What key is shared between you and the manufacturer here? There's signing keys and there's passcodes, which ones are you "not the only one with"?

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Re:How Secure Boot Works on M1 Series Macs by zaxbeast on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @02:46PM (#29729144)
> BoorishBears - What key is shared between you and the manufacturer here? There's signing keys and there's passcodes, which ones are you "not the only one with"?

because you don't even have the key? not sure where passcodes came from

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Re:How Secure Boot Works on M1 Series Macs by BoorishBears on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @04:08PM (#29730049)
sigh

> completely insecure if you are not the only one with the key

This implies you are referring to a key that the user has.

What key does the user have?

A passcode? Password?

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