[uefi-secure-boot-guide] master: Clarify Secure Boot's goal in regards to improperly modified boot path. (b8b9e9a)

sparks at fedoraproject.org sparks at fedoraproject.org
Fri Mar 1 02:37:14 UTC 2013


Repository : http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=docs/uefi-secure-boot-guide.git

On branch  : master

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commit b8b9e9a67b8885e11d89967fff6b9b816a42f3af
Author: Peter Jones <pjones at redhat.com>
Date:   Wed Feb 27 15:12:06 2013 -0500

    Clarify Secure Boot's goal in regards to improperly modified boot path.
    
    SB doesn't really do anything for /reconstruction/, but it does actually
    stop /execution/.  Say so.
    
    Signed-off-by: Peter Jones <pjones at redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: Eric Christensen <sparks at redhat.com>


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 en-US/What_is_Secure_Boot.xml |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/en-US/What_is_Secure_Boot.xml b/en-US/What_is_Secure_Boot.xml
index 20fb238..886649a 100644
--- a/en-US/What_is_Secure_Boot.xml
+++ b/en-US/What_is_Secure_Boot.xml
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ second-stage boot loaders or require explicit user confirmation of such
 changes. Signatures are verified during booting, and not when the boot
 loader is installed or updated.
 Therefore, UEFI Secure Boot does not stop boot path manipulations.
-It only simplifies their detection and the reconstruction of the
-original, uncompromised boot path.
+It only prevents the system from executing a modified boot path once such
+a modification has occurred, and simplifies their detection.
 </para>
 	<note>
 		<title>Client Technology</title>



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