From: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH qemu-server v4 2/6] efi disk: clarify that there are multiple certificates
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:25:34 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260223152556.197761-3-f.ebner@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260223152556.197761-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com>
Suggested-by: Daniel Kral <d.kral@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
---
New in v4.
src/PVE/CLI/qm.pm | 3 ++-
src/PVE/QemuServer.pm | 11 ++++++-----
src/PVE/QemuServer/Drive.pm | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/PVE/CLI/qm.pm b/src/PVE/CLI/qm.pm
index 5326db5f..f1867337 100755
--- a/src/PVE/CLI/qm.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/CLI/qm.pm
@@ -700,7 +700,8 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
method => 'POST',
description =>
"Enroll important updated certificates to the EFI disk with pre-enrolled-keys. Currently,"
- . " this is only the Microsoft UEFI CA 2023. Must be called while the VM is shut down.",
+ . " these are UEFI 2023 certificates from Microsoft. Must be called while the VM is shut"
+ . " down.",
parameters => {
additionalProperties => 0,
properties => {
diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 03354e31..d103731c 100644
--- a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -5406,11 +5406,12 @@ my sub check_efi_vars {
my $efidisk = parse_drive('efidisk0', $conf->{efidisk0});
if (PVE::QemuServer::OVMF::should_enroll_ms_2023_cert($efidisk)) {
# TODO: make the first print a log_warn with PVE 9.2 to make it more noticeable!
- print "EFI disk without 'ms-cert=2023w' option, suggesting that the Microsoft UEFI 2023\n";
- print "certificate is not enrolled yet. The UEFI 2011 certificate expires in June 2026!\n";
- print "The new certificate is required for secure boot update for Windows and common\n";
- print "Linux distributions. Use 'Disk Action > Enroll Updated Certificates' in the UI\n";
- print "or, while the VM is shut down, run 'qm enroll-efi-keys $vmid' to enroll it.\n\n";
+ print "EFI disk without 'ms-cert=2023w' option, suggesting that not all UEFI 2023\n";
+ print "certificates from Microsoft are enrolled yet. The UEFI 2011 certificates expire\n";
+ print "in June 2026! The new certificate are required for secure boot update for Windows\n";
+ print "and common Linux distributions. Use 'Disk Action > Enroll Updated Certificates'\n";
+ print "in the UI or, while the VM is shut down, run 'qm enroll-efi-keys $vmid' to enroll\n";
+ print "the new certificates.\n\n";
print "For Windows with BitLocker, run the following command inside Powershell:\n";
print " manage-bde -protectors -disable <drive>\n";
print "for each drive with BitLocker (for example, <drive> could be 'C:').\n";
diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer/Drive.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer/Drive.pm
index ae907b5c..fa70ee6b 100644
--- a/src/PVE/QemuServer/Drive.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer/Drive.pm
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ my %efitype_fmt = (
type => 'string',
enum => [qw(2011 2023 2023w)],
description =>
- "Informational marker indicating the version of the latest Microsoft UEFI certificate"
- . " that has been enrolled by Proxmox VE. The value '2023w' means that both the"
+ "Informational marker indicating the version of the latest Microsoft UEFI certificates"
+ . " that have been enrolled by Proxmox VE. The value '2023w' means that both the"
. " 'Microsoft UEFI CA 2023' and the 'Windows UEFI CA 2023' certificates are included."
. " The value '2023' is deprecated and for compatibility only.",
optional => 1,
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-23 15:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-23 15:25 [PATCH-SERIES qemu-server/manager/docs v4 0/6] improve Microsoft+Windows UEFI CA 2023 enrollment Fiona Ebner
2026-02-23 15:25 ` [PATCH qemu-server v4 1/6] vm start: check efi: always check for certificates when pre-enrolled-keys=1 Fiona Ebner
2026-02-23 15:25 ` Fiona Ebner [this message]
2026-02-23 15:25 ` [PATCH qemu-server v4 3/6] apply pending: efi disk: print drive to pick up changes Fiona Ebner
2026-02-23 15:25 ` [PATCH qemu-server v4 4/6] ovmf: efi enroll: also enroll the MS 2023 KEK Fiona Ebner
2026-02-23 15:25 ` [PATCH manager v4 5/6] ui: qemu: hardware: efi: allow enrolling UEFI 2023 certs from Microsoft Fiona Ebner
2026-02-23 15:25 ` [PATCH docs v4 6/6] qm: bios/uefi: add secure boot certificate expiration section Fiona Ebner
2026-02-24 13:13 ` [PATCH-SERIES qemu-server/manager/docs v4 0/6] improve Microsoft+Windows UEFI CA 2023 enrollment Daniel Kral
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