Hi Holger! Happy New Year! On Sun, Dec 26, 2021 at 02:50:32PM +0100, Holger Wansing wrote: > >on the german l10n mailinglist a topic came up regarding the 'secure boot' >chapter in the installation-guide: >https://d-i.debian.org/manual/en.amd64/ch03s06.html#secure-boot > > >It was stated, that the manual declares Secure Boot as an unproblematic >function. And this in an unauthorized way, when looking at the BootHole >security issues. > > >What do you think? >Should we mention these security issues (or the basic background behind all >this) in the guide? We may add a link to >https://www.debian.org/security/2020-GRUB-UEFI-SecureBoot/ >as an overview page for this topic. > >Or do we ignore this - saying, that all software could have it's hidden >security holes and therefore there is no need to point out this explicitly >for the Secure Boot function?
I personally don't think it's worth highlighting here specifically, no. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I...
