From b523072656419b0fd540f8a65af2ae2100666573 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:24:17 -0400 Subject: docs/hcl/c201.html: the screw --- (limited to 'docs/hcl/c201.html') 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"> -- cgit v0.9.1