From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
To: James Bottomley
<James.Bottomley-d9PhHud1JfjCXq6kfMZ53/egYHeGw8Jk@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-kernel
<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/efi: pull NV+BS variables out before we exit boot services
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:35:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130319163531.GA10879@srcf.ucam.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1363680885.2377.11.camel-sFMDBYUN5F8GjUHQrlYNx2Wm91YjaHnnhRte9Li2A+AAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 08:14:45AM +0000, James Bottomley wrote:
> Any security assumptions that rely on inability to read certain
> information aren't really going to be that secure. Inability to modify,
> sure, but inability to read, not really.
Well, I guess that's public/private key cryptography screwed.
--
Matthew Garrett | mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-03-19 16:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-03-18 8:40 [PATCH] x86/efi: pull NV+BS variables out before we exit boot services James Bottomley
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2013-03-19 1:48 ` Matthew Garrett
[not found] ` <20130319014850.GA28934-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 8:14 ` James Bottomley
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2013-03-19 16:35 ` Matthew Garrett [this message]
2013-03-19 17:17 ` James Bottomley
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2013-03-19 17:25 ` Matthew Garrett
[not found] ` <20130319172506.GA11969-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 18:23 ` James Bottomley
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2013-03-19 18:28 ` Matthew Garrett
[not found] ` <20130319182810.GA13003-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 18:40 ` James Bottomley
[not found] ` <1363718456.2377.71.camel-sFMDBYUN5F8GjUHQrlYNx2Wm91YjaHnnhRte9Li2A+AAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 18:50 ` Matthew Garrett
[not found] ` <20130319185003.GA13301-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 23:00 ` James Bottomley
[not found] ` <1363734031.2377.77.camel-sFMDBYUN5F8GjUHQrlYNx2Wm91YjaHnnhRte9Li2A+AAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 23:17 ` Matthew Garrett
[not found] ` <20130319231756.GA21071-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-20 8:00 ` James Bottomley
[not found] ` <1363766403.2373.3.camel-sFMDBYUN5F8GjUHQrlYNx2Wm91YjaHnnhRte9Li2A+AAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-20 11:47 ` Matthew Garrett
2013-03-20 11:26 ` Matt Fleming
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