Ever since it was first brought to light that Windows 8’s secure boot mechanism could cause problems for Linux users, speculation has been running rampant as to the exact nature of the ...

Microsoft is turning the Secure Boot screws tighter, and Linux users are right to be concerned—but the issue is more complicated (and probably less disastrous) than it seems at first blush.

BootHole Secure Boot threat to Linux and Windows devices confirmed getty A high-rated security vulnerability in the Secure Boot function of the majority of laptops, desktops, workstations and ...

The fuss over how to handle Windows 8 PC's Secure Boot keys in desktop Linux continues and Linus Torvalds spells out how he wants to see it handled.

Besides disabling the Windows 8 secure boot process, another option for Linux lovers is installing a signed version of Linux. But “this poses several problems,” Garrett notes.

With Windows 8 PCs with UEFI secure boot locks on their way, Linux developers are working on addressing its problems.

After just a few months of development, users finally have an official way to run Linux on machines using Windows 8’s UEFI secure boot framework. Developer and Linux Foundation director James ...

UEFI Secure Boot also allows users of Linux-based distributions to boot alternate operating systems without disabling UEFI Secure Boot. It provides users with the opportunity to run the software of ...

A new security measure introduced with Windows 8 requiring so-called secure boot keys could make it more difficult for consumers to load other operating systems including Linux on OEM Microsoft ...

Many people prefer to run their computers with encrypted storage drives, and that's not a bad idea at all, under normal circumstances. When you're using a dual-boot Windows and Linux system and start ...

Reliable booting fo Windows with secure boot active Able to launch BIOS-mode bootloaders Ability to speed up installs if you don’t install Grub at all Strict enforcement of secure boot policies ...