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Boot is secure
How to secure your boot process
Important
Modifying boot security settings can prevent your system from starting. Always have a recovery plan (live USB/CD) before making changes, and test thoroughly in a virtual machine first if possible.
Enable Secure Boot (UEFI)
If your system supports UEFI Secure Boot:
- Access your system's BIOS/UEFI settings during boot
- Navigate to the Security or Boot section
- Enable Secure Boot
- Ensure your Linux distribution supports Secure Boot (most modern distributions do)
Check Secure Boot status:
Distribution-specific Kernel Signing
Only Fedora and Ubuntu have signed kernels by default that work with Secure Boot out of the box. For other distributions, you'll need to manually sign the kernel to enable Secure Boot.
If you're using a different distribution (such as Arch Linux, Debian, openSUSE, etc.), refer to your distribution's specific documentation for kernel signing procedures to enable Secure Boot compatibility.