Specifically, Howells was asking "to embed an X.509 certificate containing the key in a section called '.keylist' in an EFI PE [Extensible Firmware Interface Portable Executable] binary and then get ...

PKfail: An AMI Platform Key discovered on GitHub led researchers to uncover test keys in firmware images from major PC and server vendors, something hackers could exploit if leaked to gain kernel ...

Over the past year, there's been a raging debate over what kinds of encryption companies should use and whether they should retain the ability to crack end-user devices when ordered to do so by the ...

CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) announced a fully tested, out-of-the-box bootloader signing solution for Texas Instruments’ Arm-based AM6x processor family.

A new security measure introduced with Windows 8 requiring so-called secure boot keys could make it more difficult for consumers to load other operating systems including Linux on OEM ...

No one, but no one, in the Linux community likes Microsoft's mandated deployment of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot option in Windows 8 certified PCs. But, how Linux ...

Microsoft accidentally leaked the "golden keys" that will allow hackers to unlock Windows-powered devices that are protected by Secure Boot, and the company is now scrambling to fix the blunder. The ...

You may see the “Secure Boot can be enabled when System in User Mode” error message while enabling the Secure Boot on your device. If you want to install Windows ...

There were no actual software keys involved when anonymous researchers claimed that Microsoft had leaked so-called "golden keys" to the Windows secure boot protection scheme, according to an industry ...

Reports have surfaced claiming that cryptographic boot ROM keys for the PlayStation 5 have been discovered, marking a potentially important moment in the ongoing effort to analyze and bypass the ...

The ongoing “Secure Boot” saga has already caused no end of controversy in the Linux community over the past eighteen months or so, but the vitriol that’s been made apparent so far pales in comparison ...