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by 13of40 3603 days ago
The "backdoor" isn't the package that got leaked, it's the private key that signed the package. Without the key, the deployed packages wouldn't be serviceable in case a real exploit was found. Without a serviceability plan, they couldn't have released Secure Boot. So the question isn't whether there was a back door - there had to be a back door - it's whether Secure Boot is a legitimate thing to have.