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Secure Boot master keyXDA
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A leaked Platform Key (a Secure Boot master key) from American Megatrends International ( AMI ) was still in use even today even in enterprise-grade hardware.
This key can be used to sign malicious software and make it a part of the boot process, bypassing Secure Boot .
Even recently released Dell and Alienware computers are vulnerable.
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