[Fedora-livecd-list] What are UEFI and Windows 10 implications for Live CD?

[Brian C. Lane]

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 06:39:18PM -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> There are rumors flying about that SOF (Son-of-Frankenstein,
> a.k.a. Windows 10) will be locking itself into  UEFI bios so
> that you can not boot into other operating systems.
> 
> If this is the case, what are the implications to Live
> CD/USB?
> 
> Will we not be able to boot off of Live to do maintenance
> on SOF?
> 
> Do I misunderstand how UEFI lock works?  Will it only lock
> you out of the hard drive for booting purposes?
> 
> And, if you can still boot off of Live, will the lock
> keep you out of doing maintenance on the hard drive?

pjones thinks the article is a mistake:

https://lwn.net/Articles/637605/

Also note that secure boot doesn't protect against an attacker with
physical access to the system. It protects against unauthorized updates
being applied automatically.

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