#Secure Boot

Implementing UEFI Secure Boot on MPL PIP4x

Published at April 18, 2024 · Paweł Langowski ·  12 min read

This post explains how we tackled the problem of implementing UEFI Secure Boot on MPL's PIP platforms. The process included testing the platform's compatibility with Secure Boot and integrating automatic image signing into an existing Yocto layer....

Categories: firmware security


Enabling Secure Boot on RockChip SoCs

Published at December 3, 2021 · Artur Kowalski ·  9 min read

RockChip Secure Boot is an essential security feature that helps tablet, PC, streaming media TV box, and IoT solution vendors secure their devices against malware infecting the firmware. In the following post, we will tell a story about enabling Secure Boot on the RK32xx family, but the lesson learned can be used on other models...

Categories: firmware security


Boot Guard - pre-execution firmware verification on Protectli FW6

Published at February 21, 2020 · Michał Żygowski ·  9 min read

This post will not describe how to guard your shoes. However, will definitely introduce you to Boot Guard feature present on Intel processors which allows firmware verification before the first instruction executes. One may call it pre-execution firmware verification. The post will also show you how Boot Guard can work well with coreboot based firmware on an example of Protectli FW6....

Categories: firmware security