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Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Xatolos@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] fubarx@lemmy.ml 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The repository included the private portion of the platform key in encrypted form. The encrypted file, however, was protected by a four-character password, a decision that made it trivial for Binarly, and anyone else with even a passing curiosity, to crack the passcode and retrieve the corresponding plain text.

It's like installing a top-of-the-line alarm system for your house with camera, motion detector, alarm, and immobilizing gas, then leaving the unlock password on a PostIt under the welcome mat.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

immobilizing gas

BRB, setting up a new automation in Homeassistant...

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This needs to be a thing

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

ESP32 running ESPHome connected to a MOSFET and relay, which operates a solenoid valve on the canister of gas. Don't let dreams be dreams.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

As long as there's some left for the dr. A little delphic courage

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s totally a thing, bro. Here take a hit off this immobilizing gas bubble pipe

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

CrystalLit

[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

For anyone interested, that 4 characters is the lowercase in alphabet order, starts from index 0.