wolfSSL and Intel have jointly published a white paper on the advantages of using the wolfBoot secure bootloader together with 11th Gen Intel Core processors. The white paper has been published on wolfSSL’s White Paper page and can be downloaded today!
This white paper introduces the wolfBoot secure bootloader and 11th Gen Intel Core i7 Processors, talks about potential advantages of replacing the Intel Slim Bootloader with wolfBoot, and shows performance benchmarks of how the wolfCrypt cryptography library benefits from leveraging Intel AES-NI, AVX2, and AVX-512.
11th Gen Intel Core i7 processors include security features out of the box that make them an ideal processor choice for a number of project designs. Some of these include Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) , Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512), and UEFI Secure Boot. Given an excellent set of features offered by Intel processors, some users and Intel-based projects will benefit from extending the boot process using a second stage bootloader subsequent to Intel’s UEFI. This paper will introduce the wolfBoot secure bootloader, 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM i7 processors, and how wolfBoot can replace Intel® Slim Bootloader to provide certified and customized solutions such as securely unlocking a SATA drive using the trusted platform module version 2.0 (TPM 2.0) during boot.
wolfBoot is flexible and customizable in its use of hardware-based cryptography and secure key storage solutions. It can leverage the wolfCrypt FIPS 140-2 (and upcoming 140-3) module for applications needing validated cryptography, or wolfCrypt DO-178C for secure boot requirements in avionics applications. For more details, download our white paper today, or email wolfSSL at facts@wolfssl.com with any questions.