With Windows 11 out, Is a signed ipxe.efi binary still a possibility? Or do we all need our own keys? #488
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So this isn't the big deal I thought it was. Several tech sites state the requirement for windows 11 is to enable secure boot, but when I went to test, it installed fine when Secure Boot was disabled. Indeed, Microsoft explicitly says only that the PC be secure-boot capable (i.e., booting via any UEFI compliant to the UEFI spec 2.3.1 Errata C or later). While it would still be great to know the state of a signed ipxe.efi and what could be done to help, Windows 11 doesn't really change the game for ipxe in the worrying way I thought it did. Sorry for the false alarm. |
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The https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/hardware-dev-center/ipxe-security-assurance-review/ba-p/1062943 was a good read. I bet @mcb30 enjoyed the compliments :) I'm just realizing that too many new windows systems are pre installed in secure mode. It is what it is. |
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https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/280113/updated-64bit-ipxeefi-ipxe-v1211+-binari.html |
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EDIT: Please see the comment that follows. Windows 11 does not require secure boot be enabled, only that the machine be "Secure Boot capable".
Now that Windows 11 is out and requires that secure boot be enabled, disabling secure boot to use iPXE to install the latest version of windows or manage boot on a Windows 11 machine is no longer really an option. This leaves those who want to use iPXE with Windows 11 with a couple options:
I 100% realize that the community is in no way entitled to a signed binary. It would just be helpful to know the state of things before each of us start down the path for the second option (or perhaps individually undertake submitting a custom-built ipxe.efi to Microsoft for signing). The total development cost of each group having to pursue option 2 seems like it would be orders greater than the cost of option 1, so I wonder if sponsorship or something similar could be helpful.
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