What is secure-boot and why you should use it.
- Speaker: Nathaniel Smith
* Room: CC 234
* Time: Sat 9:30 am – 10:00 am
- Format: Lecture (30 Min + Q&A)
* Difficulty: Introductory
* Track: Security / Privacy
* Additional Tags: Hardware, Education
* Presenter Location: In-person
* Experience: several-th time speaking
* At: lfnw
Description:
Secure-boot is a feature of desktops and laptops that ensures the software running has not been tampered with and is trusted. From what I have seen, Linux users are less likely to think that Secure Boot is an important feature and many disable it entirely. I will teach the math behind Secure Boot, showing how it works so participants can better understand it, demystifying the technology. Next I will teach how Secure Boot improves security on computers that utilize it. Microsoft recently has made people annoyed with their insistence of requiring the TPM chip, a hardware feature that ensures Secure Boot keys have not been tampered with, leading many Linux users to dislike the technology.
Target Audience:
- Newer users of Linux