On 05/06/12 19:26, Claudius Hubig wrote: > Hello Camaleón, > > Camaleón <[email protected]> wrote: >> Microsoft (I can't tell for the rest of the hardware >> manufacturers because their position is not mentioned in detail >> in the blog post) is forcing a needing for something I (and I >> guess others) _don't need_, like TPM modules, using a password in >> GRUB2, using encryption nor signing for safe code. > > If you don’t need that, you can disable secure boot and be happy. > However, I welcome the fact that attacks on Windows will be made > more difficult, since that also means smaller botnets, fewer > vulnerable computers etc. >
In a time where a Microsoft issued certificate is used to sign a virus, can you still say that "signed by micorosft" means secure ? Signature does not create security, nor trust, at best it transfers trust. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
