UEFI Secure Boot Impact on Linux
UEFI Secure Boot Impact on Linux [caption id="" align="alignright" width="800" caption="Redhat Linux"] [/caption] Secure boot technology is now part of the new UEFI firmware specification. Given that Microsoft ®’s Windows® 8 will require secure boot to be enabled by default, it is expected that the majority of personal computer devices will ship with it enabled in the first quarter of 2012. The UEFI specification for secure boot does not define who controls the boot restrictions on UEFI platforms, leaving the platform implementer in control of the exact security model. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s recommended implementation of secure boot removes control of the system from the hardware owner, and may prevent open source operating systems from functioning. The Windows 8 requirement for secure boot will pressure OEMs to implement secure boot in this fashion. We believe that restrictions that prevent users from exercising full control over their hardw...
