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einpoklum on July 19, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Lo...

> In which case why did they fail to prevent this?

"Oh, crowdstrike? Yeah, yeah, here's that Winodws kernel code signing key you paid for."

whydoyoucare on July 19, 2024 [–]

You can pay for it and sign a file full of null characters. Signing has nothing to do with quality from what I understand.

einpoklum on July 19, 2024 | [–]

"Yours sincerely,

Crowdstrike

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PS - If you get hit by some massive crash, we refer you to our company's name. What were you expecting?"

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