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docs: improve description of secure attribute for loader element

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The original text was not explaining what this attribute actually
controls and could have been interpreted as a control switch for the
Secure boot feature in firmwares.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Hrdina <phrdina@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Kashyap Chamarthy <kchamart@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>
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@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ harddisk, cdrom, network) determining where to obtain/find the boot image.
in the guest memory the file should be mapped. For instance, if the loader
path points to an UEFI image, ``type`` should be ``pflash``. Moreover, some
firmwares may implement the Secure boot feature. Attribute ``secure`` can be
used then to control it. :since:`Since 2.1.0`
used to tell the hypervisor that the firmware is capable of Secure Boot feature.
It cannot be used to enable or disable the feature itself in the firmware.
:since:`Since 2.1.0`
``nvram``
Some UEFI firmwares may want to use a non-volatile memory to store some
variables. In the host, this is represented as a file and the absolute path