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Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea

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<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/10/microsoft_secure_boot_ms16_100/>

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Microsoft leaked the golden keys that unlock Windows-powered tablets,
phones and other devices sealed by Secure Boot – and is now scrambling
to undo the blunder.

These skeleton keys can be used to install non-Redmond operating systems
on locked-down computers. In other words, on devices that do not allow
you to disable Secure Boot even if you have administrator rights – such
as ARM-based Windows RT tablets – it is now possible to sidestep this
block and run, say, GNU/Linux or Android.

What's more, it is believed it will be impossible for Microsoft to fully
revoke the leaked keys.

And perhaps most importantly: it is a reminder that demands by
politicians and crimefighters for special keys, which can be used by
investigators to unlock devices in criminal cases, will inevitably
jeopardize the security of everyone."

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Oops.  Someone somewhere will definitely be saying "Told you so"

-- 
An invention needs to make sense in the world in which it's finished,
not the world in which it's started.                  -- Ray Kurzweil

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Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-10 12:55 +0200
  Re: Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-08-10 11:43 +0000
    Re: Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-10 12:04 +0000
      Re: Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-10 15:45 +0300
      Re: Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea Mark Storkamp <mstorkamp@yahoo.com> - 2016-08-10 08:39 -0500
      Re: Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-10 23:16 -0700
  Re: Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2016-08-11 02:11 +0200
    Re: Microsoft singlehandedly proves that golden backdoor keys are a terrible idea RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-08-11 00:31 +0000

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