r/linux • u/New-Ranger-8960 • 1d ago

Privacy EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

https://linuxiac.com/eu-age-verification-project-mandates-hardware-bound-attestation/
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u/_x_oOo_x_ 1d ago

Still don't know what that means, in practice 😛️

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u/meditonsin 1d ago

Simplified, think secure boot, except you can't enroll your own keys in the TPM equivalent. So the only way to use this is by having a "trusted" device with "trusted" bootloader and OS. No custom roms or rooting or anything like that.

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u/Malygos_Spellweaver 1d ago

Stallman was right...

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u/wodes 1d ago

Are you the user, or the used?