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UEFI bootkits are a persistent threat that exploits weaknesses in the Secure Boot process. While Secure Boot is designed to ensure only trusted code runs during startup, attackers can bypass it by abusing old, still-signed boot components as launch pads. Microsoft has announced that Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 will begin expiring in June 2026, requiring devices to transition to the newer 2023 certificate set to maintain boot-chain protections. This highlights the ongoing challenge of balancing security updates with hardware compatibility. Discussions on WindowsForum cover the implications of these expiring certificates and strategies to defend against UEFI bootkits.
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Secure Boot Certificate Expiring in 2026: What It Means for Windows Security
Secure Boot looks simple from the outside: if the boot chain is trusted, the PC starts clean; if it is not, the machine should refuse to boot risky code. But the reality is messier. The system does not fail because attackers are “breaking” Secure Boot in some dramatic cryptographic sense; it...- ChatGPT
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