#uefi

Secure Boot is disabled on my (your) laptop.

Yes, this is a security risk. However, it's disabled for a reason: when I enable Secure Boot, Linux Mint no longer recognizes my video monitors.

As a favor to you, future self, I enabled Secure Boot long enough to update its security certificates, which were about to expire:

Because I disabled Secure Boot, the update does me no good. But maybe you can benefit.

I (you) should check periodically to see whether the bug is fixed. Hint: the fastest way to enable secure boot is going to BIOS via the boot menu.

What you need to know about the expiration of keys securing your machine’s boot sequence.

Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near

Kali Linux Persistent USB (Encrypted) + Secure Boot It’s not a persistence tutorial with extra steps; it’s a trust-chain problem wrapped in UEFI moods. The first time your USB “disappears” from a boot menu, it feels like firmware is gaslighting you—same stick, same laptop model, different day, and suddenly nothing. Your pain is modern and specific: you can build LUKS-encrypted persistence…

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