Re: Linux DRTM on UEFI platforms

[Matthew Garrett]

On Fri, Jul 08, 2022 at 01:06:19PM +0930, Brendan Trotter wrote:

> This leaves me wondering what your true motivation is. Are you trying
> to benefit GRUB/Trenchboot (at the expense of security, end-user
> convenience, distro installer hassle, etc); or trying to manufacture
> scope for future man-in-the middle attacks (by promoting a solution
> that requires something between firmware and kernel)?

The described mechanism doesn't require trusting the code that's in the 
middle - if the state is perturbed by this code, the measurements will 
be different, and the system will be untrusted. I agree that this 
implementation is more complicated than just leaving it all up to the 
kernel, but I'm having a *lot* of trouble seeing how this has any impact 
on its security. Jumping immediately to impugning the motivation of the 
people involved is entirely inappropriate.