From b523072656419b0fd540f8a65af2ae2100666573 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:24:17 -0400 Subject: docs/hcl/c201.html: the screw --- (limited to 'docs') 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 ../install/bbb_setup.html for an example of how to set up an SPI programmer.

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+ 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 evil maid 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. +

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