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Cryptoboffin: Secure boot a boon for spooks' spyware
State-sponsored trojans will be harder to get rid of
A leading computer scientist has warned that the latest so-called Trusted Computing proposals may restrict the market for anti-virus and security software.
Cambridge University Professor Ross Anderson warns that the secure boot features in the UEFI firmware specification - understood to be required on certified Windows 8 machines - might even make it easier to smuggle state-sponsored trojans onto victims' machines.
The secure boot system is designed to stop malware from being introduced into a computer's boot sequence - but without the secret cryptographic keys, the firmware will also block non-harmful code, such as non-Windows OSes and legit anti-virus software.
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State-sponsored trojans will be harder to get rid of
A leading computer scientist has warned that the latest so-called Trusted Computing proposals may restrict the market for anti-virus and security software.
Cambridge University Professor Ross Anderson warns that the secure boot features in the UEFI firmware specification - understood to be required on certified Windows 8 machines - might even make it easier to smuggle state-sponsored trojans onto victims' machines.
The secure boot system is designed to stop malware from being introduced into a computer's boot sequence - but without the secret cryptographic keys, the firmware will also block non-harmful code, such as non-Windows OSes and legit anti-virus software.
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