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Subject: Re: Microsoft Flip-Flops on Win11 requirements
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:48:48 +0000
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On 13/12/2024 17:08, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> The problem wasn't so much the TPM requirement; it was that Microsoft
> was actively shutting down attempts to bypass it by people who -for
> whatever reason- didn't have supported hardware. I/like/ this new
> solution. It puts a banner on the screen reminding people that they're
> running on unsupported hardware and any risks are THEIR fault but
> still allowing them the freedom to do so. And although that banner can
> be disabled, it very likely will be automatically RE-ENABLED with
> every update, which will discourage OEMs from trying to sneak around
> the requirement.

Agreed and also not considering how many users have the hardware but not 
enabled. The idea is perfectly good as it provides a better level of 
security so you can isolate RED cryptographic keys from the OS itself. 
Oh dear, that key that is no longer needed has ended up being accessed 
by some other completely unrelated process, that's not good. The idea 
has been around for a long time and overall it's nice that it's made an 
appearance in Windows.