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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-10-12 22:24:17 (EDT) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-10-12 22:24:17 (EDT) |
| commit | b523072656419b0fd540f8a65af2ae2100666573 (patch) | |
| tree | 7da9d934fdfb3a5c56117e037825a1b3601ad4bb | |
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docs/hcl/c201.html: the screw
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diff --git a/docs/hcl/c201.html b/docs/hcl/c201.html index 0366d43..1a6bbbc 100644 --- a/docs/hcl/c201.html +++ b/docs/hcl/c201.html @@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ if you brick the laptop; read <a href="../install/bbb_setup.html">../install/bbb_setup.html</a> for an example of how to set up an SPI programmer. </p> + <p> + Write protection is useful, because it prevents the firmware from being re-flashed by any malicious software that + might become executed on your GNU/Linux system, as root. In other words, it can prevent an <i>evil maid</i> attack. It's + possible to write protect on all current libreboot systems, but chromebooks make it easy. The screw is such a stupidly + simple idea, which all laptop designs should implement. + </p> </div> <div class="section"> |