Re: [GIT PULL] Load keys from signed PE binaries

From: Florian Weimer
Date: Mon Feb 25 2013 - 09:33:21 EST


* Matthew Garrett:

> I don't think that's a problem. Just put the original binary hash in the
> certificate before signing it, and extend the X.509 parser to refuse
> certificates that have a tag that's present in dbx.

Why would Microsoft put a hash of something into dbx which they
haven't signed? Wouldn't this make them subject to a
denial-of-service attack on their platform if they revoke something
with surprising consequences?
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