On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. eoconnor25@gmail.com wrote:
Might this be the "UEFI" thing that I've been reading up about? I myself don't even understand how it works, but this sounds like something that MIGHT be related to that?...just my opinion....
Yes, as I understand it the kernel key is used for module signing. The most obvious new use for module signing is Secure Boot, so that the kernel will only load modules signed with its key.
-- Jared Smith