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

[ToddAndMargo]

On 03/24/2015 10:10 AM, Brian C. Lane wrote:
> 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.
>


Thank you!


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