[U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24T16:45:38Z

Hi Matthew,

thanks for the explanation.

>> Don't you mistake "security" for "authenticity"?
>
> In this context, I believe both terms are interchangeable and effectively
> mean the same thing.

This is generally not true. These concepts have well defined meanings.
I can have a secure communicatins channel with someone I did not
authenticate. Also I can have a non-secure communications channel with
someone who authenticated himself by some means to me.

> It is secure because only authenticated code is allowed to be
> executed, thus another step to avoid piracy, hacking of conditional
> access systems etc.

Running only authenticated code does *not* ensure security, no matter
how much this is wished for.

But no matter, I now understand that "security" seems to mean "data can
only be handled in the way intended by the owners of the data" which is
a different concept to me.

Cheers
Detlev

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