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[–] j4k3@piefed.world 75 points 3 days ago (10 children)

The owner of the machine is the owner of the secure boot keys.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

J4k3, hope youre doing alright dude.

Got a question you may be able to help me with. I have never changed my secure boot key on my motherboard after switching from windows. Do I need to worry about anything? If I don't, what's the pros and cons and what not.

I remember reading that there's some sort of potential issues with keys from windows if you're a Linux user a few months back.

[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

not j4k3 but my understanding is that the default keys are expiring soon and need to be rotated, and the rotation is up to your Mobo OEM to push out (?). I am not entirely sure that is correct, but I think it is.

Pros and cons of your own key: Pros: its your key, so youre responsible for your security

Cons: its your key, so youre responsible for your security

I did the smart thing and saved my keys in DropBox!

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