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Aaravchen :linux: :suspicious:

aaravchen@fosstodon.org

<p>Software Engineer, Tech enthusiast </p><p>:arch: :ubuntu: :fedora: :emacs: :bash: :git: :python:</p>

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    Does anyone know how booting Linux in FIPS mode gains any use or security from the `.vmlinuz.hmac` file? The interweb has no info at all. It&amp;#39;s a basic SHA of the vmlinuz file, but it has no way to verify authenticity or integrity of the hash, and is distributed with the thing it supposedly verifies. How does that have any purpose? #cybersecurity #security #infosec #InfosecCommunity #askInfosec

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    @stumiller @socprof That&amp;#39;s pretty much what I&amp;#39;d seen for the US locations. Unfortunately that&amp;#39;s primarily where I need it, which is why it&amp;#39;s such a problem.

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    @blainsmith Yeah, phones sold by carriers directly in the US are often carrier-locked. You can&amp;#39;t disable the OEM unlocking when they&amp;#39;re carrier locked. Make sure you look for &amp;quot;unlocked&amp;quot; phones when buying used.