[wplug] UEFI secure boot could prevent New Linux installations

[Michael Semcheski]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org> wrote:
> Probably one of the following:
> 2.) Only buy hardware that supports:
>    c.) Allow you to disable the secure boot in the kernel

I doubt many BIOS' will not allow you to disable the secure boot feature.

In an enterprise setting, there will probably be tools to prevent
machines that don't have the secure boot option turned on from
accessing a network or booting an OS.

If the BIOS doesn't have the option, then the vendor can't sell the
more expensive package that allows the network administrators to
monitor the status of the option and enforce policies based on it.