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Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by dboreham »

anonym29 wrote: post #101
unicornporn wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Microsoft doesn't want to allow software that would allow the user to shield themselves I don't think Microsoft cares (about anything besides making mo' money), but there are plenty of (state) actors that can influence the decision-making at Microsoft when it comes to these issues. No tinfoil needed.

>I don't think Microsoft cares (about anything else than making money), but there are plenty of (state) actors that can influence the decision-making at Microsoft when it comes to these issues. Microsoft the corporation may only care about making money, but a lot of very high ranking folks within MS Security aren't just friendly to intelligence agencies, they take genuine pride in helping intelligence agencies. They'…

It's quite possible TLAs plant employees inside important tech companies. So not only are they sympathetic, they directly work for them.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by sph »

Aachen wrote: post #61
sph wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, of course. Have the other commercial offerings every been "truly open OSes"?

So far I haven't had much concrete reason for my family to switch away from Windows. The updates maybe, needing to pay for a new license and the UI changes are like pulling the chair out from under them, especially as they get older (Windows 7 was hard for my grandma, thankfully they left 10 mostly alone but 11 is quite different again so she's currently staying on 10 — not that her hardware supports 11 anyway but th…

You'll find that people that are not computer experts will take to modern Linux with much more ease than those that have complex needs, which for 90% of the people these days means that access to the Web satisfies all their needs. Moving from Windows 7 to 11 will probably be as traumatic as moving from Windows 11 to KDE, so it's an investment worth doing in my opinion.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by lukan »

shevy-java wrote: post #91
falcor84 wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait, what?! I was sure that the agenda of Big Tinfoil was to generate FUD so that we buy more tinfoil for our hats. Are you implying their agenda goes even deeper?

But making money at the expense of people is not a Tinfoil conspiracy - it's a factual statement.

It is also a factual statement, that tinfoil shields (somewhat) from electromagnetic radiation.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by criddell »

SeanDav wrote: post #40
firen777 wrote: post #4

It's like LibreOffice all over again: https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-devel...

This is worrying on many levels. So Microsoft force you to create an account to use Windows and then they reserve the right to block you from your own account, thereby potentially making you lose access to all your OWN data. This is crazy and yet another reason to stop using Windows as soon as possible.

Or create the account but don't use Microsoft services.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by dboreham »

baobabKoodaa wrote: post #128
8cvor6j844qw_d6 wrote: post #44

Seeing this kind of friction makes me more confident in VeraCrypt. The tools that never seem to run into trouble with platform gatekeepers are the ones I'd worry about.

The biggest risk in encryption software is that you lose access to your data. You seem to be ignoring that risk completely and focusing on something else entirely.

I don't think you would loose access. You can always recover data on an open platform such as Linux.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by HumanOstrich »

swordsith wrote: post #130

if michalesoft wants to take away our ability to sign drivers, they will find there is more than enough vulnerable easily exploited drivers we can use that are pre-signed online. Thank you micosawft!

Are you having a stroke?

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by teekert »

cguess wrote: post #146
0xCE0 wrote: post #115

Linux is the only hope at this point for the future of computing. Windows and macOS are just too risky to do any business with. Waste of all resources.

and yet... still unusable by the mass majority of people.

My kids grew up on Gnome essentially, I can tell you Win11 is a lot more confusing to them, not just because because they grew up on Gnome, there is just so much more ... stuff. And notifications and flashy things and news and weather apps and they all want your attention. Gnome is much more iPadOS like (minus that horrible concoction called the App Store).

Sure, if you're all in on MS365 (like all schools here in the Netherlands), Windows may be somewhat more handy with its native apps and all your stuff there with a single log-in.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by repelsteeltje »

sidewndr46 wrote: post #70
repelsteeltje wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah but isn't the point of these certificates to express trust ? The point isn't (or: shouldn't be) to forcefully find your way through some back alley to make it look legit. It's to certify that the software is legit. Trust goes both ways: we ought to trust Microsoft to act as a responsible CA. Obfuscating why they revoked trust (as is apparently the case) and leaving the phone ringing is hurting trust in MS as a C…

who on planet earth trusts a piece of software because Microsoft signed it?

For one: Most if not all virus scanners.

A signature is a signal, not an absolute. Although, to be fair, if Microsoft (or most other CAs) had done a better job, then that trust would have carried more weight than it does currently.

Re: Microsoft terminated the account VeraCrypt used to sign Windows drivers

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Post by HumanOstrich »

mapontosevenths wrote: post #121

Any chance this is the issue? https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/...

From TFA: "I have encountered some challenges but the most serious one is that Microsoft terminated the account I have used for years to sign Windows drivers and the bootloader."
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