Why “secureboot” is being discussed
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If only a few techies will be able to use Linux phone, banks will freely lock payment services access down to two platforms: ios and android. No way out, it's happening right no…
by zx8080 · Aug 6, 2026
> Having control of something isn't the same as third party services granting you access. Many online games only supports windows with secureboot and TPM enabled, but that would…
by infamia · Jul 25, 2026
>Not before connecting it to the internet, even Pixels will go through hundreds of megabytes of data before allowing you to unlock them (see 0). What's the problem here? Are you…
by gruez · Jul 25, 2026
Currently hacking away at https://github.com/lockboot Using UEFI SecureBoot + vTPM for cloud root-of-trust, a stack to prove what's released on github/gitlab…
by quesomaster9000 · Jul 13, 2026
>that's the idea behind SecureBoot and the TPM chip is to provide the GDID based on hardware fingerprint hard drive and motherboard serials have been around far longer than TPMs…
by gruez · Jul 7, 2026
for SecureBoot you could use the Linux shim bootloader, to boot your stick, or a tiny Linux that runs your code, right?
by memoriyato3 · Jul 4, 2026
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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface or UEFI is a specification for the firmware architecture of a computing platform. When a computer is powered on, the UEFI implementation typically runs first, before the operating system or any other program is loaded. Examples include AMI Aptio, Phoenix SecureCore, TianoCore EDK II, and InsydeH2O. Read more on Wikipedia