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The utility to manipulate machine owner keys
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What do you mean by "shim"? #80

Closed korpe1 closed 3 months ago

korpe1 commented 5 months ago

"The utility to manipulate machines owner keys which managed in shim" "mokutil is a tool to import or delete the machines owner keys (MOK) stored in the database of shim."

What do you mean by "shim"?

lcp commented 4 months ago

'shim' is the first stage bootloader for Linux to support UEFI Secure Boot: https://github.com/rhboot/shim

korpe1 commented 4 months ago

'shim' is the first stage bootloader for Linux to support UEFI Secure Boot: https://github.com/rhboot/shim

Is shim the binary that the distros ask Microsoft or other CA to sign?

lcp commented 4 months ago

Yes

lcp commented 3 months ago

Closing this issue sine there is no further question.