Definitions
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- initialism computing Unified Extensible Firmware Interface: a
specification that defines asoftware interface between anoperating system andplatform firmware .
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The concerns revolve around the use of a new feature called UEFI Secure Boot.
Ars Technica Peter Bright 2012
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The next generation of home computers will be able to boot up in just a few seconds, as 25-year-old BIOS technology makes way for new start-up software known as UEFI.
Daily Dispatch: Skype app comes to Android; First Google TV details released 2010
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The next generation of home computers will be able to boot up in just a few seconds, as 25-year-old BIOS technology makes way for new start-up software known as UEFI.
Daily Dispatch: Skype app comes to Android; First Google TV details released 2010
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Like everything in our industry, things change, evolve and improve and UEFI looks to fill in some gaps and make the pre-OS environment more flexible, maintainable and manageable.
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Why the Windows 8 UEFI secure boot thing has me worried
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The Windows 8 boot loader will be signed, and burned into the UEFI chipset will come a list of valid public keys.
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Why the UEFI Windows 8 Secure Boot thing has me worried is because actually, we've come pretty close to a decapitation attack on Linux where motherboard manufacturers either build mobos that can run Windows 8, or Apple commission custom-made kit to run OS X.
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Secondly, there is an - what to me is a frankly thin - argument that the motherboard manufacturers won't include the switch to turn secure boot off in the UEFI settings.
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UEFI is designed to replace the old-school BIOS subsystem that can be found in every computer.
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The point is this - geeks are born young, and this article looks at the needs of young geeks in the context of UEFI secure-boot and the commoditisation of personal computing.
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