Microsoft’s firmware incorporates a feature called Secure Boot which allows devices to only boot up operating systems cryptographically signed by the tech giant. The Secure Boot feature is activated during early startup by the Windows boot manager. But there is a way to disable Secure Boot check using a special policy known as “the golden backdoor key”. If users manage to get their hands on this policy and install it on their devices, then the Windows boot manager will boot any operating system they want. The tech giant is desperately trying to patch this vulnerability, but some hackers say it’s impossible for Microsoft to invalidate the leaked keys. This major vulnerability also revives the debate around the secure golden key feature started by intelligence and security services. Long story short, security services have long pushed software giants to implement a secure golden key system that could grant investigators full access to user computers. But such universal keys can easily fall into the wrong hands, as ethical hackers warn: For the time being, Microsoft is silent as always and has yet to issue any comment on this matter. The entire report published by the two white hat hackers who investigated this vulnerability is available online. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
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