UEFI Secure Boot and Ubuntu - implementation
grarpamp
grarpamp at gmail.com
Sat Jun 23 07:54:48 UTC 2012
What specifically is Canonical/Ubuntu doing to contact the OEM
(Quanta/Compal/etc) and Retail (ASUS/BioStar/MSI/GigaByte/Intel/etc)
motherboard manufacturers in order to:
- Query and ascertain their plans for UEFI Secure Boot implementation?
- Ensure that motherboards purchased by Ubuntu users for their
systems will allow the platform owner (said users) to install (or
replace) the Platform Key (PK) in SetupMode on said motherboards
per the process outlined in the UEFI Specification Chapter 27 [1]?
What have the results of any such conversations been to date?
Being able to manage the Platform Key (PK) independant from third
parties such as Microsoft (and indeed any OS provider) is obviously
the most desired case.
[1] http://www.uefi.org/
Spec Chapter 27 Secure Boot, SetupMode, PK, Shell, etc
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