From 19984fbc9badb2bde5448f83ac0516b121e54221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joanna Rutkowska Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 13:18:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] InstallNvidiaDriver changed Warning about running/processing/installing unsigned files in Dom0 --- InstallNvidiaDriver.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/InstallNvidiaDriver.md b/InstallNvidiaDriver.md index 02900e7d..8f139fec 100644 --- a/InstallNvidiaDriver.md +++ b/InstallNvidiaDriver.md @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ The NVIDIA proprietary driver works **much** more stable than nouveau, so it's g See [this page](/wiki/CopyToDomZero) for instruction on how to transfer files to Dom0 (where there is normallyno networking). +**WARNING**: Nvidia doesn't sign their files. To make it worse, you are forced to download them over a plaintext connection. This means there are virtually dozens of possibilities for somebody to modify this file and provide you with a malicious/backdoored file. You should realize that installing untrusted files into your Dom0 is really a bad idea. Perhaps it might be a better idea to just get a new laptop with integrated Intel GPU? You have been warned, anyway. + Userspace components --------------------