Black Lotus Revocation Issue: Should I Be Worried About The Digital Signature Timestamp Difference?

Question

Hello All I was trying to harden up my Windows 10 Enterprise install and I had what I thought might be a little issue. I was following the instructions for the Black Lotus set of revocations for the my boot manager detailed here When I got to the end of step 2 (part D.: step IV) I checked the digital signatures on bootmgfw_2023.efi and everything was matching what was to be expected from the article except for the date listed in the digital signature page was a little more than 7 days off. This made me worry and I was just wondering if I should be worried and if so, how I should fix the problem. I've tried resyncing my clock but that didn't seem to do anything. I've attached images here for comparison between the image in the article and the picture I took of my laptop when I was at that same step. Thank you :).

Answer 1

Hello Snowstorm48562,

regarding your concern about the digital signature timestamp difference, it is not uncommon for there to be a slight difference in the timestamp between the digital signature and the actual date. This is because the digital signature is created at the time of signing and may not reflect the exact time the file was created or modified. In general, a difference of 7 days should not be a cause for concern.

Hope it helps.

Kind regards,

Lei

Answer 2

Which article you talking about, give me limk