Comment by digiown

Comment by digiown 5 days ago

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> Secure Boot allows you to enroll your own keys

UEFI secure boot on PCs, yes for the most part. A lot of mobile platforms just never supported this. It's not a myth.

Foxboron 5 days ago

Phones don't implement UEFI.

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  • seba_dos1 5 days ago

    Most don't, but they're usually equivalently locked down nevertheless.

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    • Foxboron 5 days ago

      UEFI on x86_64 and phones are not comparable when it comes to being "locked down".

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      • seba_dos1 5 days ago

        Are you sure?

        Note that the comment you replied to does not even mention phones. Locked down Secure Boot on UEFI is not uncommon on mobile platforms, such as x86-64 tablets.

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