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Windows' original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here's what you need to do
(arstechnica.com)
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Move to Linux
Would Linux have the same issue if secure boot is enabled and the certificate expire?
Secure boot is a useful security measure. But users should have the ability to install and update certs. If hardware (vendors) don't allow this, it's going to cause trouble for both Windows and Linux users.
Gives the illusion of security without being secure. Get the drive in a separate machine and, unless encrypted, secure boot is security theatre. Windows login password is similarly useless when the drive can be accessed when attached elsewhere.
Get rid of secure boot, install a granny-safe Linux distribution like Mint and get your drive LUKS encrypted.
Good thing windows encrypts your disk too.
Also if someone has physical access to your machine to do nefarious things tor you’re already fucked.