Matthew Garrett’s Twitter Log Shows Exactly Why We Need to Give #Security Theater the Boot http://techrights.org/2021/10/04/matthew-garrett-security-theatre/ more: http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI#2021 #uefi #linux #microsoft

Matthew Garrett’s Twitter Log Shows Exactly Why We Need to Give Security Theater the Boot

Guest post by Ryan, reprinted with permission

Where's the #antitrust complaint from #canonical and #ibm over #microsoft #tpm and other OEM stranglehold tricks? Or #uefi 'secure' boot? Well, Microsoft bribes everybody and gets away with crimes.

More #UEFI and #TPM weaknesses https://www.embedded.com/redefining-firmware-security/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/UEFI

Redefining firmware security - Embedded.com

A review of potentially unaddressed vectors inherent in current platforms and a look at a potential solution for preventing firmware attacks and elevating platform security based on a trusted control/compute unit security processor.

School Surplus Laptop BIOS Hacked to Remove Hardware Restrictions

#computerhacks #laptopshacks #bios #flash #reverseengineering #righttorepair #soic8 #uefi #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2

School Surplus Laptop BIOS Hacked To Remove Hardware Restrictions

Why did [Hales] end up hacking the BIOS on a 10 year old laptop left over from an Australian education program? When your BIOS starts telling you you’re not allowed to use a particular type o…

#NitroPC - Powerful and Secure Mini #PC

Source: https://www.nitrokey.com/news/2021/nitropc-powerful-and-secure-mini-pc

The #firmware ("BIOS") consists of the open source systems Coreboot and Tianocore #UEFI. This enables independent security audits of the firmware and prevents undetected backdoors. In addition, the PC boots quickly and future enhancements are possible.

#security #software #privacy #hardware #trust #freedom #bios

NitroPC - Powerful and Secure Mini PC

Considering the growth of #GNU / #Linux and considering the growing threat to our #freedom (TPM, #UEFI ‘secure boot’, surveillance down to the level of keystrokes) we need to accelerate or amplify GNU/Linux advocacy http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/software-independence-day/

Talk About Free Software on This Software Independence Day

Considering the growth of GNU/Linux and considering the growing threat to our freedom (TPM, UEFI 'secure boot', surveillance down to the level of keystrokes) we need to accelerate or amplify GNU/Linux advocacy

Coucou aux #libristes, #help, j'ai installé pour une amie une #distribution #LinuxMint sur un #HP #Laptop 15-db1xxx équipé de #W10, j'arrive pas a imposé le démarrage par le grub, il faut que je passe à chaque fois par les paramètres de redémarrage de W10...
Quelqu’un aurait un #conseil pour régler le #problème

#aide #config #laptop #linux #uefi #bios #Windows10

0mega's BIOS Editing Adventures

Alter Hut: Mit dem AMI BIOS Editor einen NVMe-Treiber als Zusatzmodul einfügen.

0mega ☠ [hz] wrote the following post Sun, 16 Aug 2020 16:59:50 +0200

NVMe BIOS Mod for Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H

Based on version F9

4shared - free file sharing and storage

4shared is a perfect place to store your pictures, documents, videos and files, so you can share them with friends, family, and the world. Claim your free 15GB now!

#Gigabyte #BIOS #UEFI #MOD #NVMe #PCIe #SSD

Neuer Trick: Mit den UEFITools und Cutter die lästige Hardware-Whitelist eines Lenovo G570 (Insyde H20) austricksen :D

Mission accomplished!