*countable infinities only

[Gerry Reno]

On 05/31/2012 01:19 PM, Jon Ciesla wrote:
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Gerry Reno <greno at verizon.net> wrote:
>> On 05/31/2012 01:10 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
>>> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Gerry Reno <greno at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> Could be any of a thousand ways to implement this.
>>>> Maybe it checks the BIOS to determine whether some SecureBoot flag is set.
>>> While it pains me to argue with someone on my side— you're incorrect.
>>> The compromised system would just intercept and emulate or patch out that test.
>> Then what's missing here is a way for booted OS's to test themselves for integrity.
> Maybe some sort of cryptographic signature stored in the hardware?
>
> <ducks>
>
> -J
>
> </sarcasm>
>

Just not dictated by one monopoly.

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