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Comment by dist-epoch

6 months ago

> 3. the automated tpm unlock fails, prompting for a password.

> 4. type in our password.

In a serious security conscious setup this should be a big red flag to investigate. Any unexpected boot password prompt.

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dist-epoch

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saljam  6 months ago

yes of course - but in this case the "unexpected" prompt is presented to the attacker, not the user.

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