Not really. If I’m running as root or with a custom firmware, I can easily fake that my phones bootloader is locked, when in fact it isn’t.
Attestation creates a “chain of trust”, starting at the hardware level. So, an external website can verify that the hardware -> operating system -> application software are all “intact”.
“intact” is a very subjective term (which is why many technical people are against it), but that definition of “intact” will be defined by Google, Apple, Microsoft, or (possibly) whatever this EU Governing Body is.
However, it will not be defined by you the device owner.
LedgeDrop@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Not really. If I’m running as root or with a custom firmware, I can easily fake that my phones bootloader is locked, when in fact it isn’t.
Attestation creates a “chain of trust”, starting at the hardware level. So, an external website can verify that the hardware -> operating system -> application software are all “intact”.
“intact” is a very subjective term (which is why many technical people are against it), but that definition of “intact” will be defined by Google, Apple, Microsoft, or (possibly) whatever this EU Governing Body is.
However, it will not be defined by you the device owner.