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		bpye on May 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure ... Kind of true? If you disable secure boot at least on Windows BitLocker will no longer unlock your disk at boot, and so you'll need to enter the recovery code at least once.

zimmerfrei on May 7, 2023 [–]

Yes, but that will happen also without BootGuard. So what does Bootguard add with respect to physical attacks?

mjg59 on May 7, 2023 | [–]

If the target doesn't have BootGuard, you replace the firmware with one that pretends that Secure Boot is enabled even if it isn't and Bitlocker is unaware anything's changed.

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