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Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by exu@feditown.com to c/sysadmin@lemmy.ml

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TLDR: An AMI testkey was used in production by a bunch of manufacturers. The key has now been leaked.

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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not just you (as is with all these kinds of questions). It's an observable trend. As complexity rises, potential for errors rise.

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think it's complexity as such, but bad management and/or lack of care in general.

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Dollar dollar bills, ya'll.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

That too. But also proportional to growing complexity. More complex things to manage makes more room for mistakes in management. With maybe even the epitome being "ah fuck it"