From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   Moe Trin wrote:   
   > On Mon, 30 Jul 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in   
   article   
   > , Adam wrote:   
   >   
   >> Would a simple test be: find a store with the model(s) you're   
   >> considering on display, reboot it (ctrl-alt-del), and either check   
   >> through the hardware setup settings or try to boot it from an   
   >> "unsigned" live CD?   
   >   
   > Biggest problem is the pesky store clerks who might object to you   
   > apparently installing malware on their systems.   
      
   I was going to mention that, but how many stores have enough staff to go   
   around checking the aisles, or could recognize when anything "unusual"   
   was being done?   
      
   >> Meanwhile, I'm wondering how long it will be before some cracker   
   >> finds and exploits some vulnerability in "secure boot", rendering it   
   >> no more secure than any other boot.   
   [...]   
   >    a "unauthorized digital   
   >    certificates derived from a Microsoft Certificate Authority" was   
   >    used to sign components of the "Flame" malware."   
   [...]   
   > Not quite the same thing, but...   
      
   I'm not wondering "whether", but "when". :-)   
      
   Adam   
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