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Acknowledgements
The writing of a specification, particularly a security specification, takes many
hours for both development and review. The TCG would like to acknowledge thecontribution of those individuals (listed below) and the companies who allowed
them to volunteer their time to the development of this specification.
Special thanks are due to Amy Nelson and Rob Spiger, who served as Chairs of the
PC Client Working Group during the development of this specification.
The TCG would also like to give special thanks to Amy Nelson who served as theeditor of this specification.

Contributors
Gary Simpson, AMD
Gongyuan Zhuang, AMD
Ronnie Thomas, Atmel
Mong Sim, Atmel
Bill Jacobs, Cisco Systems
Amy Nelson, Dell Inc
Andreas Fuchs, Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology
Shiva Desari, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ken Goldman, IBM
Monty Wiseman, Intel
Robert Hart, Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Lab
James Hoff, Lenovo Inc
Scott Piper, Lenovo Inc
Ronald Aigner, Microsoft
Gabriel Stocco, Microsoft
Dick Wilkins, Phoenix
Tom Brostrom, United States Government
Eugene Myers, United States Government

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Contents
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Introduction and Concepts ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
1.2

PC Client Specific Architecture ........................................................................................................ 2
PC Client Concepts .......................................................................................................................... 4

1.2.1 Host Platform TPM .................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.2 Trusted Building Block (TBB) .................................................................................................... 4
1.2.3 Roots of Trust ............................................................................................................................ 4
1.2.4 Host Platform ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.5 Non-Host Platforms ................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.6 System ....................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.7 Host Platform and TPM Reset ................................................................................................... 6
1.2.8 PCI Option ROM Request for Reset ......................................................................................... 7
1.2.9 Trusted Process ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.2.10 TPM Control Surface ................................................................................................................. 7
1.2.11 Boot State Transition ................................................................................................................. 8
1.2.12 Establishing the Chain of Trust.................................................................................................. 8
1.2.13 Locality....................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.14 System and TPM Power States............................................................................................... 11
1.2.15 General Host Platform Power Requirements .......................................................................... 12
1.3

Overview of the Measurement Process ......................................................................................... 13

1.3.1
1.4
1.5

Terminology ................................................................................................................................... 13
TCG Specification Dependency and Naming ................................................................................ 13

1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.5.5
1.5.6
1.5.7
1.5.8
1.5.9
1.6
1.7
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Usage and Optimization of Hash Functions ............................................................................ 13

Division of Documentation ....................................................................................................... 13“This” Specification .................................................................................................................. 14
Platform TPM Profile (PTP) ..................................................................................................... 14
TPM Library Specification ........................................................................................................ 14
TCG TSS Specification ............................................................................................................ 14
TCG ACPI Specification .......................................................................................................... 14
TCG Physical Presence Specification ..................................................................................... 14
TCG Platform Reset Attack Mitigation Specification ............................................................... 15
TCG UEFI Protocol Specification ............................................................................................ 15External Specifications ................................................................................................................... 15
Specification Conventions .............................................................................................................. 16

Host Platform Roots of Trust Requirements ......................................................................................... 17
2.1
2.2

Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 17
Locality Support Requirements ...................................................................................................... 17

2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3

SRTM ............................................................................................................................................. 18

2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.4

Pre-OS Environment ............................................................................................................... 17
OS Environment ...................................................................................................................... 17

Introduction of Concepts .......................................................................................................... 18
Initial TBB Control and Host Platform Reset ........................................................................... 18
Static Root of Trust for Measurement (SRTM) ........................................................................ 18
Transfer of Control from SRTM ............................................................................................... 18

Integrity Collection and Reporting .................................................................................................. 18

2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5

Collection and Reporting of Measurements ............................................................................ 19
Error Conditions ....................................................................................................................... 20
Boot Event and PCR Usage Model ......................................................................................... 22
PCR Usage .............................................................................................................................. 25
Localities assigned to RTM’s ................................................................................................... 47

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Non-Volatile Storage ............................................................................................................................ 49
3.1

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Platform Firmware Recovery Mode ............................................................................................... 50
Flash Maintenance ......................................................................................................................... 51
Firmware Compliance Requirements ............................................................................................. 51

TCG Certificates and Verification of a Platform for SP800-155 Compliance ....................................... 52
TPM Discoverability .............................................................................................................................. 54
6.1
6.2
6.3

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NV RAM Size and Allocation ......................................................................................................... 49

Maintenance ......................................................................................................................................... 50
4.1
4.2
4.3

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TPM Visibility to the OS ................................................................................................................. 54
TPM Visibility to End-Users through BIOS Setup .......................................................................... 55
Platform Firmware Setup TPM Control Surface ............................................................................ 56

State Transitions ................................................................................................................................... 60
7.1
7.2

Architecture and Definitions ........................................................................................................... 60
Procedure for Pre-Boot to OS-Present Transition ......................................................................... 60

7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.2.5
7.3

General Host Platform and OS Power Requirements ............................................................. 63
Power State Transitions .......................................................................................................... 64
Off to S0 (Working) .................................................................................................................. 64
S0(Working) to Off ................................................................................................................... 66
S1(Sleep) to S0 Working, S0 to S1 ......................................................................................... 66
S0 (Working) to S2 (Sleep) ...................................................................................................... 66
S2 (Sleep) to S0 (Working)...................................................................................................... 67
S0 (Working) to S3 (Sleep) ...................................................................................................... 68
S3 (Sleep) to S0( Working)...................................................................................................... 69

ACPI Device Object for TPM ................................................................................................................ 72
8.1.1
8.1.2
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Extending PCR[4] .................................................................................................................... 61
Extending PCR[5] .................................................................................................................... 61
Extending PCR[7] .................................................................................................................... 61
Measuring OS Boot Events ..................................................................................................... 61
Passing Control of the TPM from Pre-Boot to Post-Boot ........................................................ 62

Power States, Transitions, and TPM Initialization ......................................................................... 63

7.3.1
7.3.2
7.3.3
7.3.4
7.3.5
7.3.6
7.3.7
7.3.8
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TPM Visible.............................................................................................................................. 72
TPM Hidden ............................................................................................................................. 73

ACPI Table Usage ......................................................................................................................... 73

Event Logging ....................................................................................................................................... 75
9.1

TCG Defined Structures ................................................................................................................. 75

9.1.1
9.1.2
9.1.3
9.1.4
9.1.5
9.2
9.3

TCG_PCR_EVENT2 Structure ................................................................................................ 75
EFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT Structure .................................................................................... 76
Measuring Industry Standard Tables and Data Structures ..................................................... 76
EFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB Structure Definition .................................................... 76
Measuring UEFI Variables ....................................................................................................... 77

Measurement Event Entries and Log ............................................................................................. 78
Event Descriptions ......................................................................................................................... 80

9.3.1
9.3.2
9.3.3
9.3.4

Event Types ............................................................................................................................. 80
EV_ACTION Event Types ....................................................................................................... 84
EV_EFI_ACTION Event Types................................................................................................ 86
EV_NO_ACTION Event Types ................................................................................................ 87

10 Platform Hierarchy (Physical Presence) ............................................................................................... 91
11 Predictive Event Logs ........................................................................................................................... 92

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List of Figures
Figure 1 PC Client Platform Architectural Diagram....................................................................................... 3
Figure 2 Example of SRTM and DRTM Initialization Sequence ................................................................. 10
Figure 3 SRTM remediation steps when initializing the TPM ..................................................................... 21
Figure 4 UEFI Architecture.......................................................................................................................... 22
Figure 5 UEFI Platform Boot Process ......................................................................................................... 23
Figure 6 PCR Mapping of UEFI Components ............................................................................................. 24
Figure 7 Firmware Actions during transitions from Off ............................................................................... 65
Figure 8 Firmware Actions for S2 resume .................................................................................................. 68
Figure 9 Firmware Actions for Resume from S3 ......................................................................................... 70
Figure 10 ACPI Table .................................................................................................................................. 74
Figure 10 ACPI Table .................................................................................................................................. 74

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List of Tables
Table 1 PCR Usage .................................................................................................................................... 25
Table 2 Comparison of TPM Family 1.2 and 2.0 Firmware User Interface ................................................ 57
Table 3 TCG_Digests Structure .................................................................................................................. 75
Table 4 TCG_PCR_EVENT2 Structure ...................................................................................................... 75
Table 5 Events ............................................................................................................................................ 80
Table 6 EV_ACTION Event types ............................................................................................................... 85
Table 7 EV_EFI_ACTION Strings ............................................................................................................... 86
Table 8 TCG_EfiSpecIdEventAlgorithmSize ............................................................................................... 87
Table 9 TCG_EfiSpecIdEventStruct ........................................................................................................... 88
Table 10 BIM Reference Manifest Event .................................................................................................... 89
Table 11 Startup Locality Event .................................................................................................................. 89

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Corrections and Comments
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TPM Dependency and Requirements
1. The TPM used for Host Platforms claiming adherence to this specification SHALL
be compliant with the TPM Library Specification; Family 2.0; Level 00; Revision
01.16 or later.
2. The TPM used for Host Platforms claiming adherence to this specification SHALL
be compliant with the TCG PC Client Specific Platform TPM Profile for TPM 2.0
Version 1.00, Revision 1.00 or later.
3. The Platform Class for platforms claiming adherence to this specification SHALL
be registered with the TCG administrator.
4. Host Platforms claiming adherence to this specification SHALL be compliant with
the TCG ACPI Specification Family 1.2 and 2.0, Version xx, revision xx.

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1 Introduction and Concepts
The Trusted Computing Group's architecture is platform-independent, intended toenhance trust in computing platforms. As such, the TPM Main Specification is generalin specifying both hardware and software requirements. The goal of the TCG member
companies is to ensure compatibility among implementations within each type ofcomputing architecture. It is anticipated that companion implementation documents
will be created for each architecture.
This document serves as implementation reference documentation for the 32-bit and64-bit PC Client architectures. Specifically, this document defines:
1. Usage of PCR registers in the Pre-Boot state through the transition to Post-Boot
state.
2. How Platform Firmware, or a component thereof, functions as the Static Root of Trustfor Measurement (SRTM).
3. Programmatic Interfaces to Platform Firmware as it performs the functions of the
TCG Subsystem (TSS and access to the TPM).
4. Behavior entering, during, and exiting power and initialization states.
5. Guidelines for Option ROMS.
This specification is based on the TPM Library Specification Family 2.0, Level 00
Revision 1.16. The reader is expected to have an understanding of the concepts, defined
functionality, and terms expressed in that document. This specification will attempt tominimize the duplication of information from that document; therefore, concepts andterms defined in the TPM Main Specification will not be defined in this document. If
there is a conflict in interpretation between this and the TPM Library Specification, theconcept or functional description as defined in the TPM Library Specification takes
precedence.
This specification also references other specifications as listed in Section 1.6 (External
Specifications). The reader is expected to be familiar with the concepts and terminology
contained in each where relevant.
It is important to understand that there are two uses for measurements: Attestation and
Sealed Storage.
1. Attestation is used to provide information about the platform’s state to a challenger.
However, PCR contents are difficult to interpret; therefore, attestation is typically more
useful when the PCR contents are accompanied with a measurement log. While nottrusted on their own, the measurement log contains a richer set of information than do
the PCR contents. The PCR contents are used to provide the validation of themeasurement log.
2. Sealed Storage uses only the PCR contents to determine its action. Sealed Storage
operations make no use of the measurement log and are simpler but provide only asuccess or fail for the validation of the platform’s configuration.

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If the only use of PCRs were attestation, there would be little reason to have more thanjust a few PCRs because they are only used for the validation of the measurement log.
Challengers could validate the log, then parse through the measurement log for the
information they need. Sealed Storage is best done when the types of measured objects
are grouped, with objects of similar impact to the validation of the platform’s trustgrouped into the same PCR. This logic was chosen when arriving at the PCR mappingin this specification.

1.1

PC Client Specific Architecture

The concepts and descriptions of the PC Client architecture are described in both Figure
1 and the descriptions. While the diagram in Figure 1 infers physical connections, theconnections and associations between the components are logical.
Figure 1 depicts the general architectural components of the PC Client platform as usedin this specification. The components and their relationships within the diagram aremeant to provide a reference for discussion and are not meant to require or imply any
particular design or implementation beyond what is stated in the normative text in thisspecification.

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SystemHost Platform
Motherboard
Embedded
Devices

Trusted Building Block
(TBB)
SRTM
RTR/RTS

Connection
to extbussesReset
Vector(TPM)

one-to-one
one-to-one

User
OutputUser

Root of Trust fort
Measurement

Memory

Input

Case

Peripherals

InitialProgram
LoaderCPU

Operating
SystemEmbedded
FirmwareBootstrap
Code
Other
FirmwarePower

Optional

SupplyAdapters

Fixed NV
StorageRemovable

Drivers

Storage

Services

Applications

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1.2

PC Client Concepts

1.2.1

Host Platform TPM

The term TPM within this specification SHALL refer to the TPM attached to the Host
Platform for the purpose of providing protected capabilities for the Host Platform as
defined by the TPM Library Specification identified in the TPM Dependency andRequirements section above.

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Trusted Building Block (TBB)

A TBB consists of hardware and/or software that establishes a root trust (provides
an integrity measurement) and provides connectivity between an SRTM, the TPM,
the PC Motherboard, the platform reset, and the TPM physical presence signal.
Because the SRTM and the TPM are the only implicitly trusted components of the
PC Motherboard and since indication of physical presence requires a trusted
mechanism to be enabled by the Host Platform owner, the indication of physicalpresence MUST be contained within the TBB.

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The TBB provides functionality that permits an entity to believe in measurementsthat describe the current computing environment in the platform. An entity canassess those measurement results and compare them with values that are expected
if the platform is operating as expected. If there is a match between the measurement
results and the expected values, the entity can trust computations within theplatform to execute as expected.
The SRTM initiates the measurement of the state of the hardware and softwareenvironment in a platform. Three data components are involved in creation of an
integrity metric. The first component is the method used to gather the data. The
second component is predicted values of measured data in a platform. The third
component is the actual values of measured data in a platform. Any integrity
challenger needs to know about all of these components in order to make a decision
about the integrity of the platform.
A PC Client platform has a TBB consisting of the SRTM and the TPM. A PC Client
has only one TPM, one SRTM, and one TBB. The TBB has a one-to-one binding with
the PC Motherboard.
Figure 1 depicts the “one-to-one” logical relationships between the TBB, the TPM,
and the PC Motherboard. The components within the box labeled “TBB” are within
the TBB—for example, the SRTM and the connections to the TPM and the platform
are part of the TBB. Note that the removable storage, input devices, output devices,CPU, remaining portion of Platform Firmware, and supporting hardware are not partof the TBB. The supporting hardware includes components to connect memory andI/O controllers to the PC Motherboard.

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Roots of Trust

The terms Root of Trust for Measurement (RTM) and Core RTM (CRTM) within thisspecification refer to those entities that are associated with the Host Platform.

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Root of Trust for Measurement (RTM)

The RTM is implicitly trusted. Trust in this component may be expressed in the Host
Platform Certificate. The RTM is the point from which all trust in the measurement
process is predicated. The RTM includes a core component (the CRTM), thecomputing engine to run the core component, and the physical connections of thecore and the computing engine.

1.2.3.2

Core Root of Trust for Measurement (CRTM)

The component of the RTM from which the platform begins execution of one of its
trusted states. Each transitive trust chain is rooted at this point.
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Privacy Setting and the Scope of the RTM

If the Host Platform implements privacy settings using the command method (as definedin the TCG Physical Presence Interface Specification) for the indication of physicalpresence, those settings are under the control of a process within the SRTM and aremeasured as part of the SRTM. This is to provide verifiers (including the user or operator)
with a method to validate that their privacy settings are respected and enforced. For
example, if the platform uses Platform Firmware to detect the Operator by someone
pressing a “function” key while the platform is under control of Platform Firmware, that
detection code and the code that sends the physical presence commands must be
measured unconditionally. Unconditionally measuring the physical presence commandcode on every boot allows a verifier to validate the code without needing to perform aphysical presence command to obtain the code measurement. The code is not measured
with a special event; it is measured as part of other SRTM measurements using events
like the SRTM version identifier (EV_S_CRTM_VERSION) or a measurement like
EV_POST_CODE.

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The Host Platform is the entity that executes the Host OS, which executes, presents
output from, and receives input for the Host Applications for the users (remote or
local). The Host Platform includes the PC Motherboard, Host Platform’s CPU, Host
RTM, and Host TPM. The term “CPU” in this specification refers to the Host Platform’s
CPU unless otherwise stated.

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Host Platform

Non-Host Platforms

In the scope of this specification a Non-Host Platform is a self-contained execution
environment within the system. These platforms execute in an environment separate
from the Host Platform components. This is not to be confused with a peripheral,
which, while potentially containing a powerful engine, only services and responds torequests from the Host Platform. For example, an Intelligent Platform Management
Interface compliant management controller in servers would be considered a NonHost Platform. The Non-Host Platform MUST NOT prevent the measurement,
recording, and reporting of the true state of the platform. If a Platform Credential or
Security Target is produced for this platform, they SHOULD provide an indicationthat a Non-Host Platform exists.

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SystemThe system includes the Platform and all the Post-Boot components that compose
the entire entity that performs actions for, or acts on behalf of, the user. The entity
is the union of the Host Platform and the Non-Host Platforms. The Host Platform andthe Non-Host Platforms may affect and influence each other.

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Host Platform and TPM Reset

A Host Platform Reset is a hardware event that causes execution on the Host Platform’s
CPU to permanently end its current instruction sequence and begin executing within
the Core Root of Trust for Measurement (CRTM). This means that the CPU loses its
entire context and begins execution at its reset vector. A Host Platform reset causes all
Host Platform components to behave in their default, reset state.
Several events can cause Host Platform Reset, including those in the following nonexclusive list: initial Power-On; activation of a hardware reset line (i.e., PCI_Reset)
including activation of the TPM_Init signal; initiated by the OS to begin a new bootsession; and initiated by the CPU during certain unrecoverable fault conditions. The
Host Platform has a consistent behavior, from a trust perspective, regardless of thecause of reset performed.
This section references only resets that apply to the Host Platform. Resets for Non-Host
Platform and system are outside the scope of this specification.
Host Platform Reset only deals with establishing trust in the SRTM, not with other Host
Platform components. Since all Host Platform components that are part of the transitive
trust chain are measured, the action taken, or lack thereof, by these components to a
Host Platform Reset has no impact on the validity of the transitive trust chain. Theremay be an impact on the verifier’s trust in the system but that is outside the scope of
this specification.
The primary concern when establishing the transitive trust chain is that the reset of the
Host Platform’s CPU, which causes execution to begin within the SRTM, is “effectively
simultaneous” with the Host TPM’s reset.
TPM Device Reset is defined in the PC Client Specific Platform TPM Profile for TPM 2.0,
Section 1.1 (Terminology).

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Reset Types

A Hardware Host Platform Reset occurs when a signal activates the reset signal of all
Host Platform components. This may be a user-initiated or a software-initiated event
triggered by a command to a hardware component that asserts the reset line. This
includes resuming from S3.
A Cold Boot Host Platform Reset occurs when transitioning the Host Platform from a fullPower-Off state in which no OS state is preserved on the Host Platform (except for thatwhich is contained on any OS load device) to a Power-On state. This excludes returningfrom various power or suspend states that can occur after the Cold Boot Reset from an
OS present state.
A Warm Boot Host Platform Reset occurs when software (often caused by a user
keyboard input but may be software-induced) causes a Host Platform Reset. For thisspecification, a reboot is equivalent to transitioning through a Soft Off state.

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A TPM_INIT occurs on a Cold Boot, a Warm Boot, and upon resuming from S3 (sleep).
The SRTM issues the TPM2_Startup command, which tells the TPM whether to load
saved state (for S3 resume) or not (for a boot).
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Regardless of the types of Host Platform Reset described above, the normative text of
this section applies to all of them.

1.2.7.2

Host Platform Reset

1. Upon any Host Platform Reset, all execution cores within the Boot Strap Host
Platform CPU MUST be reset and the Boot Strap Host Platform CPU MUST begin
execution within the SRTM.
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2. All remaining Host Platform CPU(s) MUST be reset.

1.2.7.3

TPM Reset

1. TPM Reset MUST NOT be executed without a Host Platform Reset.
2. TPM Reset MUST be executed (i.e., assertion of TPM_Init) when the Host Platform
is Reset.
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1.2.8

PCI Option ROM Request for Reset

The PCI Firmware Specification requires the actions in this section and, provided
Platform Firmware performs this function, no further action is required. However,examples of non-compliant BIOS exist in the marketplace today. This section simply
restates the requirement because it is important for security reasons.
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If BIOS supports Expansion ROM Configuration Utility Code Management, as
described in Section 5.2.1.24 of the PCI Firmware Specification, Version 3, upon
return from the Expansion ROM configuration code, Platform Firmware MUST checkthe return status from the configuration utility and if the configuration utility
requests a system reset, Platform Firmware MUST perform a Host Platform Reset.

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A Trusted Process is either a hardware-based or a software-based process within the
Host Platform that is trusted without the need for performing further inspection as
expressed by the Host Platform Certificate. The Root of Trust for Measurement (RTM)
is an example of a Trusted Process within its trust domain. (e.g., Static RTM or
Dynamic RTM).

Trusted Process

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Generally, OS loader components use UEFI Services to identify and interact with the
TPM. A fully loaded OS uses the ACPI table entry (described in the TCG ACPISpecification for TPM Family 1.2 and 2.0)) to identify the TPM and an OS resident TPM
driver to interact with the TPM.
Platforms with a TPM intending for a fully loaded operating system to use the TPM,
populate the TPM device in the ACPI tables of devices for the OS.

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Because some platform manufacturers may ship a platform with an operating systemthat does not have an OS TPM driver, the platform manufacturer may provide amechanism to hide the existence of the TPM on the platform so users do not see the
TPM device without an OS driver in an operating system device list.
Mechanisms to control visibility of the TPM to an operating system are platform
manufacturer-specific. An example is a BIOS configuration option to hide or show the
TPM to the OS.
A TPM is visible if the platform firmware indicates the presence of the TPM device to
the OS. A TPM is hidden if the platform firmware does not indicate the presence of
the TPM device to the OS. See Section 1.2.10.2 (TPM Discoverability) for more
information.

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Because some platform manufacturers may provide a mechanism to prevent thediscovery a TPM by an Operating System which does not support it (thus leading todevices with no drivers loaded in the OS), an alternative mechanism is used to indicate
if a TPM is physically present on a platform. The Host Platform may be configured
through some vendor proprietary mechanism to make the TPM visible to the OS andallow usage of the TPM.
As part of inventorying their computer system capabilities, some information technology
staff in an enterprise may want to discover which hardware platforms have a TPM,
whether the TPM is currently visible to the operating system or not. The existence of the
TPM2 ACPI table means a mechanism exists on the platform for a platform owner tomake the TPM visible to the operating system and available for use.
A TPM is discoverable on a Host Platform if it is physically present, and the TPM
could be made visible to the OS by defined platform owner action. A TPM is notdiscoverable on a Host Platform if it is not physically present on the platform or if
the TPM is physically present, but system components prevent the platform ownerfrom taking any platform manufacturer-defined action to enable the TPM.

1.2.11 Boot State Transition
The transition between Pre-Boot and Post-Boot states is the first invocation of Readyto Boot or equivalent.
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1.2.12.1 Binding Between an Endorsement Key, a TPM, and a Host Platform

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The relationship between the Endorsement Key, a TPM, and a Host Platform is
described in the TPM Library Specification Family 2.0 Level 00 Revision 1.16, Part
1, Section 9.4.3.3 (RTR to Platform Binding). A platform compliant with thisspecification SHALL ensure the TPM is powered (on/off) and reset at the same timeas the host CPU.

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The method of binding the TPM to the PC Motherboard is an architectural and design
decision made by the platform manufacturer and is not specified here. The two types ofbinding are: Physical and Logical. Physical binding relies on hardware techniques, while
Logical binding relies on cryptographic techniques. The requirements for the strengthof each binding are within the scope of a Protection Profile.
Example:210

The TPM is a physical chip soldered to the Host Platform. Here the Endorsement Key is
physically bound to the TPM (it’s inside it) and the TPM is physically bound to the Host
Platform by the solder.

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Hardware Proof of the source of a command
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The TPM supports several authorization types to provide a trusted path between a user
and a TPM’s object (e.g., a TPM key or NV area). Common authorization methods are
password, secret key, and public key. These method rely on shared or provisioned
secrets. Some technologies require a trusted path between hardware components.
Methods involving shared or provisioned secrets are not practical for these hardware
components. Locality uses hardware addressing to enforce a trusted path between
hardware components. By restricting the addresses at which some hardware
components can address the TPM, locality provides proof of the source component’s
identity. This allows TPM object policies to apply to specific hardware components
enforced by the hardware.
Note that the enforcement agent for the trusted path (i.e., the authorization of the sourceof the command) is not in the TPM, rather it is the hardware controlling the channel to
the TPM. The TPM will take commands sent to it at any locality and act on thosecommands giving that command access to that locality’s objects.
The PC Client defined TPM supports 5 Localities: 0-4. These are divided into five 4K
Memory-Mapped IO (MMIO) ranges starting at the base address of the TPM’s lowest
address range. Localities are implemented by assigning each Locality to one of the 4K
MMIO ranges. With the PC Client TPM mapped to the FED4_XXXX range, Locality 0 is
mapped to FED4_0XXX; Locality 1 to FED4_1XXX; through Locality 4 to FED4_4XXX.
Locality 0 is designated as the default Locality. This is usually the platform’s bootfirmware, OS and applications. Locality 4 is designated for use by one of the CRTM’s(Static or dynamic). Locality 1-3 are used by higher privileged components or software.
Note: the above description applies to hardware localities. There are also software
localities used, for example, in virtualization, which are not associated with hardware
addresses. These software localities are outside the scope of the PC Client TPM
discussed here.

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The TPM is a single-threaded, non-preemptive device and can therefore service only one
request at a time. With localities, however, it is possible to have multiple domains
sending commands to the TPM. The PC Client Platform TPM Profile provides a method
to prevent one domain to retain control of the TPM until it has completed the current
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To access the TPM, a driver within a domain (i.e., some entity operating at a specificlocality) must request use of the TPM at that process’s locality. The process then uses
the TPM for one or more operations (essentially a session but without a session handle).
When completed, and especially when a different domain is requesting use of the TPM,
the software should then release the TPM. This allows the TPM to be shared between
the various processes within the platform.
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Locality provides an expression of a CRTM that is not dependent on the Host Platform
Reset called the Dynamic CRTM (DRTM). As described in Figure 2: Relationship between
Static and Dynamic RTMs, these two RTMs and their respective chains of trust have no
relationship to each other except that they are both rooted at the same Root of Trust for
Storage (RTS) and Root of Trust for Reporting (RTR) (i.e., the TPM). This is an importantconsideration in that the trust of each is dependent only on the trust in the common
RTS/RTR and their own RTM.

Dynamic RTM

Initialization Sequence
E.g., Locality 4 execution and measurement,
measuring and loading the Dynamic OS

Dynamic OS

RTS / RTR
(TPM)

Static RTM

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Static OS

Initialization Sequence
E.g., Measurement and execution of BIOS, Option
ROM, IPL, etc.

Figure 2 Example of SRTM and DRTM Initialization Sequence

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The expression of trust for each RTM is independent of the other. That is to say, eachtrust statement is verifiable within its own domain rooted at its own respective RTM.
However, each chain of trust exists within an IT environment that is likely dependent
on other components. For example, the trust in a Host Platform, which while verifiable
within its own domain, is dependent on assumptions about its environment such aswhether the routers are valid, the physical protections are in place, etc. It is possible
and even conceivable that trust in the Host Platform as an entity will rely on the trustin the DRTM, SRTM or some subset of both.

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An example: The Host Platform resides within a political region that requires certain
privacy controls be respected and enforced prior to allowing the Host Platform toparticipate in using IT resources. The CRTM may not be able to verify that the user had
proper use and control of the Host Platform's privacy settings. In this case, the IT
infrastructure may require that the privacy setting be controlled and asserted by theprocesses within the SRTM's chain of trust. Therefore, when the Host Platform boots
and attempts to join the IT environment, the verifier will first verify the chain of trust
associated with the privacy setting (i.e., the SRTM chain of trust) before proceeding toverify the security assertions of the DRTM.
External entities and verifiers may associate the two chains of trust as being part of thesame Host Platform where the two chains coexist within the Host Platform and therefore
are treated at least in part as the union of their trust statements within a larger
environment.

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1. Architecturally, the only commonality between the DRTM and the SRTM is the
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2. There is no direct relationship between or dependence on the trust in the chainof trust established by the DRTM and the chain of trust established by the SRTM.
From a trust perspective, these are architecturally distinct entities. Specificimplementations MAY create a dependency between them. This dependency, ifany, SHOULD be represented in the Host Platform Certificate.

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For PCs, a power management standard called ACPI defines a set of power states thateach have different performance and power requirements. PC Client platforms thatcomply with this specification will support some or all of these power states. In general,
the ACPI specification describes three types of power states: global states, system states,and device states. Refer to the ACPI specification for a full description.
System States
System states describe the power state of the entire system. Short descriptions of system
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G0 (or S0) – Working state (faster response times, high power usage)
G1 – Sleep states, which include several different system states:
S1 – Stand-by with low wakeup latency sleeping state
S2 – Stand-by with CPU context lost sleeping state
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S4 OS Initiated – The OS suspends system state to a persistent storage andrestores it later
S4 BIOS Initiated – Platform Firmware suspends system state to persistentstorage and restores it later
G2 (or S5) – Soft Off (the system is restarted to return to the working state)

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G3 – Mechanical Off (the system is restarted to return to the working state)
G0 and S0 are different names for the same state. Likewise, G2 and S5 are different
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This specification uses the term S0 to mean both S0 and G0. Because G2, G3, S4, andS5 all refer to states where the system is not running, the term “Off” is used for all ofthem in this specification.
Device States
Device states describe the power use and context maintained for device on a system.
Short descriptions of device states are:
D0 – Generally fully on (full functionality, probably full power use)

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D2 – An even lower power state with potentially longer latency
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The only transitions allowed for system states and devices states are those defined in
the ACPI specification. There is not a direct correspondence between device states andsystem states; for example, a device may be state D3 while the system is in state S0.
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The TPM device per the PC Client Platform TPM Profile for TPM 2.0, Section 3.8 (PowerManagement) behaves identically in states D0 (fully-on), D1 (device-specific low powerstate), and D2 (another device-specific lower power state). Note: Implementing D1 andD2 for a TPM is not recommended. The TPM device is not allowed to exit state D3 without
receiving a TPM_INIT.
The TPM has commands designed to deal with saving TPM state before placing the TPM
in the D3 state and restoring TPM state when leaving the D3 state. This specification
has the OS issue a TPM2_Shutdown (STATE) command before placing the TPM in D3.
After placing the TPM in D3, the system may enter the S3 state. Upon resuming from
S3, the TPM is initialized and started so the saved state is restored. Other scenarios are
possible when placing the TPM in D3, but they may result in the TPM not being usable
later without a transition to S5 and are not discussed in this specification.

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There is no required behavior during any power state as long as the Host Platform
provides resources (e.g., power) to the TPM to perform its required functions during eachstate. For example, it is obvious that power must be applied during S0-S2. However, forexample, the TPM may be implemented such that auxiliary power is required tomaintain saved state (like PCR registers) during the system state S3 or the TPM device
state D3. In this case, a Host Platform incorporating this type of TPM needs to provide
necessary power to the TPM during D3 and S3, while Host Platforms incorporating TPMs
using flash memory or other non-volatile (NV) storage technology will not require power
during D3 or S3 for this purpose.
Another example is the tick counter. There is no requirement for the TPM to maintainthis counter across any power state (besides S0-S2, of course). Some TPM
manufacturers may choose to provide this features as a “value add.” Those TPMs may
require auxiliary power during non-S0 power states.

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This specification does not define a mechanism to power down a TPM and restore its
saved state while the system is in the ACPI Legacy state. The only mechanism definedin this specification to restore a TPM saved state is to transition out of the ACPI S3 state
to S0. While in ACPI Legacy mode, the system should keep the TPM powered so its stateis preserved.

1.3

Overview of the Measurement Process

1.3.1

Usage and Optimization of Hash Functions

1.4

Terminology

The following terms are used as defined below throughout the document. All otherterms are defined in the PC Client Implementation Specification.
TPM Device Reset: the assertion of the __TPM_INIT hardware signal.
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Platform Software: the source of the command, which may be an operating system
driver or an application.
Platform Hardware: platform components including chipsets
microcode, and microprocessors and associated microcode.

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and associated

SRTM: code supplied by the platform manufacturer, as a subset of platform firmwarethat initializes and configures platform components and is the portion of platform
firmware that defines the initial trust boundary.
Operating System, or OS: generic term for an operating system and its collection ofdrivers and services.
Static OS: the operating system that is loaded during the initial boot sequence of theplatform from its platform reset.

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Dynamic OS: an operating system that is loaded by the Static OS. There may be morethan one Dynamic OS per Host Platform but only one can be loaded at a time. The
Dynamic OS can be unloaded keeping the Static OS resident and operational.
Read: a transaction where the calling entity requests and receives data from a specified
register or buffer in the TPM.

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Write: a transaction where the calling entity sends data to a register or buffer in the
TPM.
PC Client Platform Implementation Specification: the combination of the PC Client
Platform Firmware Specification, the TCGUEFI Protocol Specification, the PC Client ACPISpecification, and the PC Client Physical Presence Interface Specification.

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TCG Specification Dependency and Naming

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Division of Documentation

The PC Client Specifications are divided into two documents:390

1. The PC Client Specific Platform TPM Profile for TPM 2.0 discusses the specifics
regarding the requirements of the TPM for PC Client but only the requirements for the
TPM itself, not the requirements for a platform integrating the TPM. This document
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TPM and the platform-specific set of requirements. This document includes thedefinitions of the items identified in the TPM Library specification as “Platform Specific”
such as the minimum number of PCRs required and NV Storage available. The target
audience for this document is the TPM manufacturers but platform manufacturers
should review it as well.
2.
This specification, the PC Client Platform Firmware Profile, specifies therequirements for the TPM as it is implemented on the platform. Issues such as TPM,
platform and bios provisioning, usage of TPM to record measurements of platform code,
PCR mapping, functional interfaces, and interfaces are discussed. The target audience
for this document is platform manufacturers.
The following TCG Specifications are referenced in this specification.

1.5.2
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References to “this specification,” unless contextually referencing a different
antecedent, refer to the informative and normative comments contained in thisdocument.
This specification defines only functional aspects of the concepts andimplementation of a TPM, SRTM, and other support features for a PC Client Platform.
The definition of the security mechanisms and the strength of those mechanisms areintentionally outside the scope of this specification.

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“This” Specification

Platform TPM Profile (PTP)The PC Client Specific Platform TPM Profile for TPM 2.0(PTP), Version 2.0, Revision 1.00
is the “companion” specification to this specification. The PTP defines the programmaticinterface to the TPM and the method by which it is connected (i.e., which local Host
Platform bus) to the Host Platform.

1.5.4

TPM Library Specification

Refers to the TCG TPM Library Specification, Family 2.0 as released. The specification
has four parts. Unless a specific part is referenced, this reference refers to all parts ofthe specification
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1.5.5

TCG TSS Specification

Refers to the collection of specifications defined by the TCG TSS workgroup. TCG TPM
Software Stack (TSS) Specification, as released.

1.5.6
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TCG ACPI Specification

Refers to the TCG ACPI Specification for Family 1.2 and Family 2.0, Level 00 Revision.37, as released. The specification is managed by the server work group but is leveraged
by PC Client platforms.

1.5.7

TCG Physical Presence Specification

Refers to the TCG PC Client Physical Presence Interface Specification, Version 1.3,
Revision 52 as released.

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Specification

TCG Platform Reset Attack Mitigation Specification

Refers to the TCG Platform Reset Attack Mitigation Specification, Version 1.0,
http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/resources/pc_client_work_group_platform_re
set_attack_mitigation_specification_version_10

1.5.9
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TCG UEFI Protocol Specification

Refers to the TCG UEFI Protocol Specification for TPM Family 2.0 version 1.0 revision
0.9 or later.

1.6

External Specifications

This section lists references to external non-TCG specifications.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Version 2.0, http://www.acpi.info
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Extensible
Firmware
Interface
http://www.intel.com/technology/efi

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Main

Specification

Version

1.10,

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Specification (UEFI), Version 2.4 (Errata B) or
later, http://www.uefi.org
Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification, Revision
6.0
orlater,
available
atwww.microsoft.com/whdc/
system/platform/firmware/PECOFF.mspx

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Microsoft Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format, Version 1.0,
Microsoft
Corporation,
March
21,
2008,
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/5/
9c5b2167-8017-4bae-9fded599bac8184a/Authenticode_PE.docx
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SystemAbstraction
Layer
http://www.intel.com/design/itanium/downloads/245359.htm

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TCG
TPM
Library
Specification
https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/specs/TPM/(SAL),

Version

2.0,

TCG PC Client Specific Implementation Specification for Conventional BIOS, Version
1.21 Revision 1.00, https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/specs/PCClient/
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TCGUEFI
ProtocolSpecification,
https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/specs/PCClient/

Version

1.22,

TCG Generic Server Specification, Version 1.0, Revision 0.8 dated March 23, 2005,
https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/specs/Server/

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Itanium
ArchitectureServerSpecification,
https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/specs/Server/
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Version

1.0,

TCG ACPI Specification for Family 1.2 and 2.0, Level 00, Revision 00.37 dated December
19, 2014, https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/specs/Server/
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-147
Bios
Protection
Guidelines
availableat:
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-147/NIST-SP800-147-April2011.pdf

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U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-155
BIOS
Integrity
Measurement
Guidelines
availableat:
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/800-155/draft-SP800-155_Dec2011.pdf

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TPM data and structures, are Big Endian. However, the processor in the PC Client
represents data in Little Endian format, so all constants and data created and used by
the PC Client’s structures shall be in Little Endian format.
The justification for this is that when software deals with the Host Platform itself (e.g.,
the PC Client data, structures, etc.), it uses Little Endian—always. Software alreadydeals with this bifurcation when communicating over a network. When getting packets
from the network (e.g., FTP, HTTP, etc.) it deals with Big Endian; when it deals with dataand structures from the Host Platform itself, it does so using Little Endian. Changing
within the context or purview would be inconsistent.
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2. All strings SHALL be represented as an array of ASCII bytes with the left-mostcharacter placed in the lowest memory location.
3. In some memory layout descriptions, certain fields are marked reserved. Firmware
MUST initialize such fields to zero, and ignore them when read. On an update
operation, firmware MUST preserve any reserved field.

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Host Platform Roots of Trust Requirements

2.1

Introduction

2.2

Locality Support Requirements

2.2.1

Pre-OS Environment

Specification

Before sending a command to the TPM, the software or other platform components must
set the TPM to operate at the desired locality. The TPM can be set to only one locality ata time. The TPM may also have a state where there is no active locality set, called Locality
None. The TPM can transition the active locality back and forth between different
localities or Locality None. See the PC Client Platform TPM Profile for TPM 2.0 for details
about how these transitions are performed.
This section specifies the TPM’s locality for pre-OS environment as it transitions to theStatic OS.
Note: Per section 15.1.4, Platform Firmware uses Locality 0 to access the TPM.
1. In Pre-OS, Platform Firmware MUST transfer control to UEFI Drivers andApplications with the TPM in Locality 0.

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2. UEFI Drivers and Applications MUST transfer control back to Platform Firmware
with the TPM in Locality 0.

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Because a Static Root of Trust environment may be hosted in a virtualized environment,
the Static OS should not assume sole access to the TPM. This is one of many reasons
why the TPM is allowed to switch localities. All environments that use the TPM should
request use of the TPM; use it when granted; then release it when done using the TPM.
This is similar to any non-preemptive environment. The request, granting and releaseof the TPM’s locality is done at the TPM’s hardware interface layer and is expected to bevery fast so there is little, if any, perceivable latency.
1. Before sending a TPM command, an entity using the TPM MUST first verify that
the TPM is in a locality the entity is authorized to access.
2. If the TPM is not in the correct locality, the entity using the TPM MUST request
use of the TPM’s locality or seize the locality before it may send a command. When
granted, the entity is allowed to send commands to the TPM at the granted
locality.
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SRTM

2.3.1

Introduction of Concepts

The SRTM environment provides the Root of Trust for the components of the Host
Platform as they are initialized following a Host Platform Reset. The goal of the SRTM isto provide an unbroken chain of measurements for components that executed on theplatform or security-relevant configuration data that may have influenced platform
state. By assessing the chain of components, an entity may establish trust in the current
state of the platform. The SRTM is the default RTM for all components because the
SRTM measurements occur during boot by default. The SRTM uses Locality 0 and thememory addresses associated with Locality zero. See the PC Client Platform TPM Profile
for TPM 2.0 for definitions of locality and memory addresses.

2.3.2 Initial TBB Control and Host Platform Reset
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Host Platform Reset MUST cause the Host Platform to begin execution within the
SRTM.

2.3.3 Static Root of Trust for Measurement (SRTM)
The Static Root of Trust for Measurement (SRTM) MUST be an immutable portion of
the Host Platform’s initialization code. See Section 1.2.2 (Immutable).
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Note: The trust in the SRTM environment is based on the SRTM. The trust in all
SRTM measurements is based on the integrity of the SRTM component.
Currently, in a PC, there are many types of SRTM architectures. Two examples are
below.

2.3.3.1
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In this architecture, the platform firmware is composed of a Boot Block (SEC/PEI/IBB)
and a UEFI firmware. Each of these is an independent component and each can be
updated independent of the other. In this architecture, the Boot Block is the SRTM while
the UEFI Firmware is not, but is a measured component of chain of trust.

2.3.4 Transfer of Control from SRTM
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Prior to transferring control to another entity within the SRTM environment, an
executing entity MUST measure the entity to which it will transfer control.

2.4

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Integrity Collection and Reporting

The Static PCRs are divided into two primary sets. The first set is designated for the
Host Platform’s pre-OS environment (PCR[0-7]) and the other designated for the Host
Platform’s Static OS (PCR[8-15]) , see the PC Client Platform TPM Profile for TPM 2.0 for
further information. PCR[6] may be used in either as determined by the platform
manufacturer. The Static pre-OS PCRs provide the Host Platform’s initial chain of trust
starting from Host Platform Reset. These establish a chain of trust from the SRTM
through the OS’s Boot Manager Code. The definition of the Static OS PCRs is outside
the scope of this specification and is the purview of the specific OS provider.

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The platform may be designed to allow an operator to indicate to the platform that theplatform is not to create measurements. For example, the platform may provide a“Firmware Setup” utility that allows the operator to disallow platform measurements.
This setting may be stored into the platform’s CMOS, for example. If the operator
chooses this option, the platform must be designed to disable the TPM along withpreventing the platform firmware from creating entries into the event log.
The property of the Extend operation makes the set of the integrity measurements taken
into each PCR order-dependent. If two measurements, A and B, are extended into asingle PCR, the PCR’s resulting content will be different if the Extends are performed A
then B vs. B then A. For this reason, the order in which the measurements are extended
is important because platform applications may “seal” data to the pre-OS PCRs. A seal
operation only functions properly with strict adherence to the measurement sequence.
This specification defines a list of measurements to be placed in each PCR. The order ofthe measurements is mostly advisory and some variance is both allowed and expectedeven with differing platform models from the same manufacturer. However, to make theseal (and other TPM operations) function property, it is important that the sequence ofthe measurements be consistent between each platform reset when there are no
security-related changes. Platform firmware vendors and other pre-OS software writers
must be careful to design the components such that changes to the measurement
sequence are not made inadvertently between each platform reset unless the execution
or boot sequence actually changes.
With the introduction of UEFI systems, TCG produced the TCG PC Client UEFI Protocol
Specifications. UEFI provides services which can be utilized by both the platform
firmware and the Operating system. Two of these services which are critical to thecorrect operation of the integrity measurement and reporting system are the Get Event
Log call (EFI_TREE_GET_EVENT_LOG) and the Exit Boot Services call
(EVT_SIGNAL_EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES). The Get Event Log call allows the OS to ask
platform firmware to pass the platforms’ TCG event log to the OS. The Exit Boot Services
call (EBS) signals the end of platform firmware control of the boot process and the
beginning of the OS control. Unfortunately, these two calls can be asynchronous,
creating a situation where measurements can be made to the TPM and logged in the
TCG Event Log after the OS has already received the Event Log. To address this, thisspecification adds a second instance of the event log, the Final Events Table, which iscontained in an instance of a UEFI_CONFIGURATION_TABLE. This table will contain
duplicate information for only those events which occur after the Get Event Log call.

2.4.1

Collection and Reporting of Measurements

1. Platform firmware MUST be designed to perform integrity measurements of the Host
Platform’s pre-OS environment per this specification.

605

2. Integrity collection and reporting MAY be available on the Host Platform upondelivery to the owner or MAY be made available to the owner using a method provided
by the Host Platform Manufacturer.
3. The Host Platform MAY provide a method for the owner or operator to prevent theplatform from making measurements. If the owner or operator indicates that the
Host Platform is not to make measurements, then SRTM MUST disable the TPM as
specified in Section 6 (TPM Discoverability).

610

4. Integrity measurements made by the platform firmware that are extended MUST be
extended into all allocated banks for a PCR.

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5. Integrity measurements by platform firmware that are extended into PCR[0-7] MUST
be done only while the Host Platform is in the Pre-OS environment after starting froman Off state.
615

620

6. Integrity measurements of the pre-OS environment MUST NOT be extended to the
PCRs allocated to the operating system. Any Host Platform configuration change that
occurs after the Host Platform transfers control to an operating system, or while
resuming from other power states, is the purview of the operating system andmeasurement of those events MUST be done to the PCRs allocated to the operating
system.
7. Platform Firmware MUST log all measurements made to the TPM in the TCG Event
Log:
a. Prior to Exit Boot Services and the call by the Operating System to get the Event
TCG Event Log.

625

630

635

b. After the first call to get the Event Log from Platform Firmware, all measurements
made by Platform firmware. MUST be reported in the Event Log and in the
EFI_TCG2_FINAL_EVENTS_TABLE, as defined in the TCG EFI Protocol
Specification v1.0 revision 9 Section 7 (Log Entries after Get Event Log Service).
8. Integrity measurements made by the platform manufacturer for PCR[6] MAY occur
at any time (Pre-Boot or Post-Boot). See Section 2.4.4.7 (PCR[6] – Host Platform
Manufacturer Control).
9. Independent of the TPM state, platform firmware MUST measure EV_SEPARATOR
as defined in section 9.3.1 (Event Types). If the TPM is enabled, this event MUST beentered into both copies of the event log. If the TPM is visible to the Operating Systembut the hierarchies are disabled, Platform Firmware MAY make other measurements
as defined in this specification.
10. While not all events described in Section 9.3.2 (EV_ACTION Event Types) areproduced by every platform on every boot, when one is produced, platform firmware
MUST create the event indicated in Section 9.3.2 (EV_ACTION Event Types).

640

645

2.4.2

Error Conditions

If the SRTM is unable to successfully initialize the TPM using the TPM2_Startup
command, it is possible that later code could successfully issue the command andrecord false integrity measurements. To prevent this, the SRTM takes steps to prevent
use of the TPM or platform if it is unable to successfully initialize the TPM. A special
case is when the attempt to initialize the TPM results in the TPM being in failure mode;
later components will be unable to record false integrity measurements because for mostcommands the TPM will continue to return TPM_RC_FAILEDSELFTEST.
This section applies for resume from S3 or normal boot.
Figure 3 shows the remediation steps the SRTM takes when initializing the TPM fails.

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Inside the S-CRTM
TPM2_Startup
issuedDisable or reboot
the Host Platform
No

Error returned or
unable to issue thecommand?

Yes

Is the TPM
in failure mode? (Thereturn code was
TPM_RC_FAILEDSELFT
EST)

No

Can platformmake the TPM inaccessible
via hardware for theremainder of
power cycle?

No

Yes

Continue

Make TPM
inaccessible via
hardware forremainder of power
cycle

Yes

650

Figure 3 SRTM remediation steps when initializing the TPM

2.4.2.1

Errors during TPM Initialization

1. If the TPM interface is accessible and one of the following situations occurs:
655

a. The SRTM is unable to successfully issue the TPM2_Startup command, OR
b. The SRTM issues the TPM2_Startup command and the return result does notequal TPM_RC_SUCCESS or TPM_RC_FAILEDSELFTEST
2. then the SRTM MUST either:660

a. Make the TPM interface inaccessible via hardware for the remainder of the power
cycle;
b. Reboot the Host Platform;c. Disable the Host Platform; OR
d. Perform a vendor-specific action that is equivalent to one of the options above.

2.4.2.2
665

670

Errors recording Measurements

If the measurement of the SRTM, POST BIOS or Embedded UEFI Drivers cannot be
made, the SRTM MUST be capped by extending the digest of 00000001h to each PCR[07], and an EV_SEPARATOR event per Section 9.3.1 (Event Types) SHOULD be recordedin the event log. The SRTM SHOULD log the error event to the event log. If each PCR[07] cannot be capped, the Host Platform SHOULD take any necessary action to notify the
Host Platform’s administrator, user, and operator along with transitioning into a “failsafe” mode by performing one of these actions:

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1. Make the TPM interface inaccessible via hardware for the remainder of thepower cycle;
2. Reboot the Host Platform;
675

3. Disable the Host Platform; OR
4. Perform a vendor-specific action that is equivalent to one of the options above.

2.4.3

680

Boot Event and PCR Usage Model

The purpose of this section is to provide the model for PCR usage and for adding eventsto the Event Log. This entire section is an Informative comment, including Figure 4,
Figure 5, and Figure 6.
• Figure 4 is an architecture drawing that shows the principle firmware and software
components defined in the UEFI Specification –UEFI Boot Services, UEFI Runtime
Services, and the UEFI OS Loader – and their relationship to the platform hardware andthe OS software.

685• Figure 5 shows the sequence of behaviors for the UEFI components during theplatform boot process and the OS boot process.
• Figure 6 maps, in general, the behavioral components on a UEFI platform to the
PCRs into which each type of behavioral component is measured

690

Together, these three diagrams form the boot event and PCR usage model upon which
the requirements in subsequent sections of this specification are based.
Figure 4 immediately below, is part of this Informative comment. This diagram
illustrates the relationships of various components of a UEFI-specification compliant
system that accomplish platform boot and OS boot.

OPERATING SYSTEMUEFI OS LOADER(OTHER)SMBIOSACPIUEFI BOOTSERVICESUEFIRUNTIMESERVICESInterfaces
from otherrequiredspecs

PLATFORM HARDWARE
Figure 4 UEFI Architecture

695

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Figure 5, immediately below, is part of this Informative comment and shows thesequence of behaviors for the UEFI components during the UEFI platform boot process
and the UEFI OS boot process and, in general, the transitions where events aremeasured (labeled e0, e1, e2, and so on in the diagram).
700

In Figure 5, each one of the arrows with an “e” annotation represents a transition
where a TCG Event is created; an un-annotated arrow does not represent a TCG event
measurement. For example, the first measurement action, labeled “e0” is made by theplatform initialization code.

710

Event “e0” describes the behavior of platform firmware from system board ROM thatmeasures code contained in the rest of the platform UEFI firmware and that resides in
the CRTM. This measuring agent may or may not contain the UEFI Boot and Runtime
Services. In the case of a CRTM that does not contain UEFI Boot and Runtime
Services, this measuring agent must then measure into PCR[0] the code that does
contain UEFI Boot and Runtime Services. This initial code, if in CRTM, must measure
its own version ID into PCR[0].

715

Event “e5” describes invocation of a UEFI application in the boot order list. This is
typically an operating system loader. The event “e5” will have associated with it anevent that measures the PE/COFF image into PCR[4] and the contents of the bootvariable, namely the UEFI device path, into PCR[5]. For more information about thismeasurement action, see Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events).

720

This informative comment has given a couple of examples of measurement actions
associated with particular platform boot transition events, but makes no attempt todescribe the measurement events associated with all the transitions shown in Figure
5. To see all the measurement events associated with all the transitions shown in
Figure 5, see Section 2.4.4 (PCR Usage) of this specification.

705

Boot service
UEFI Driver
Image

Runtime UEFI
Driver Image

e2

e3

e1
Platform Inite0Standard
firmwareplatform
initialization

UEFI OS
Loadere5

UEFI Image
Load
Drivers andapplications
loadediteratively

e7
e8

e4

OS Kernel

e6
BootServices
Terminate

UEFI OS
Loader Load
Boot fromordered listof UEFI OS
loaders

Operation
handed off to
OS loader

UEFI Firmware from Platform Manufacturer

Figure 5 UEFI Platform Boot Process
Figure 6, immediately below, shows with a picture the general scheme for PCR usage
on a UEFI platform.

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PCR8+

OPERATING SYSTEM

Secure Boot
PolicyUEFI OS LOADER

Legacy OS Loader
PCR4

PCR7

PCR4

UEFI BOOT SERVICESSMBIOS

Boot Devices

UEFI RUNTIMESERVICES

PCR0

PCR0

ACPI
Protocols +Handlers

Drivers in System
Board FlashPCR2
Drivers loaded
from HBA’s, disk,
etc.

OTHER

INTERFACESFROM OTHERREQUIREDSPECS

PLATFORM FIRMWARE FROM SYSTEM BOARD ROM

PCR1

PCR0

PLATFORM HARDWARE
UEFI SYSTEMPARTITION
PCR5

GPT /
PARTITION
TABLE

OS PARTITION

725

Figure 6 PCR Mapping of UEFI Components

2.4.3.1

730

Measuring PE/COFF Image Files

PE/COFF images may be recorded into PCR’s 0, 2, and 4 depending upon the platform
deployment model. These images are measured in their memory-mapped store (ROMfor execute-in-place and system memory for loaded images).
The measurement must be made prior to the application of any fix-ups or relocations.

735

740

An example of a PE/COFF image file is a UEFI OS loader, which would be an OS
subsystem
typeof
IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_APPLICATION,
IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_BOOT_SERVICE_DRIVER,
andIMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_RUNTIME_DRIVER (as per PE/COFF specification section
3.4.2).
For UEFI images, the data structure used in the TCG_PCR_EVENT2.event field will
include but is not limited to “where” the image came from, namely its UEFI device path,and the address in memory for the shadowed PE image (see the definition of the
UEFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT structure, in the Mandatory statements below).

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The image in physical memory will ultimately have relocations applied (i.e., fix-ups).
The event log will detail the load location of the image, so it will be possible to undo
relocations by referring to the on-media image.
745

750

The Microsoft Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format Specification
identifies which PE/COFF image section types UEFI measurement agents must measure
and which types of PE/COFF image sections are ignorable. What “measure before
applying relocations” described above practically means is that the UEFI
implementation will perform “LoadImage()” actions (e.g., copying PE/COFF to memory,etc.), measurement, and then relocation application, and finally, the UEFI service“StartImage().” As such, UEFI implementations of these services must punctuate theirflow with this measurement action.
Following are the Mandatory requirements for measuring PE/COFF images.
1. When measuring a PE/COFF image, the TCG_PCR_EVENT2 structure Event field
MUST contain the UEFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT structure defined in Section 9.1.2.

755

2.4.4

PCR Usage

PCR[0-15] represent the Host Platform’s static RTM and are associated with Locality 0.
Therefore, all the PCRs associated with Locality 0 are resettable only upon Host Platform
Reset.
760

765This section defines the PCR assignments used for boot time integrity metrics and themethodology for collecting the metrics. The first seven PCRs are defined for use within
the Pre-OS environment (PCR[4] being transition code, which is partially Pre-OS andpartially OS-resident). Throughout the platform boot process, a log of all executable codeand relevant configuration data is created and extended into PCRs as described below.
Each time a PCR is extended, a log entry is made in the TCG event log. This allows achallenger to see how the final PCR digests were built.
This section also describes the use of PCRs 16 and 23.
Table 1 PCR UsagePCR Index

PCR Usage0

SRTM, BIOS, Host Platform Extensions, Embedded
Option ROMs and PI Drivers

1

Host Platform Configuration

2

UEFI driver and application Code3

UEFI driver and application Configuration and Data

4

UEFI Boot Manager Code (usually the MBR) and Boot
Attempts

5

Boot Manager Code Configuration and Data (for use
by the Boot Manager Code) and GPT/Partition Table

6

Host Platform Manufacturer Specific

7

Secure Boot Policy

8-15

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770

16

Debug

23

Application Support

1. Firmware on a PC Client Platform compliant with this specification SHALL measure
all normative items using a tagged Hash structure for each PCR bank enabled in
the platform’s TPM. See Section 9.1 (TCG Defined Structures).

2.4.4.1

775

PCR Usage

PCR[0] – SRTM, POST BIOS, and Embedded Drivers

The SRTM may measure itself or may be measured by an H-CRTM event extended to
PCR[0]. The SRTM must measure to PCR[0] any portion of the PEI Code, including
Manufacturer Controlled Embedded Drivers, Host Platform firmware, etc., that areprovided as part of the PC Motherboard. Primarily executable code, some fairly stableversion identifiers, and configuration data are measured. Configuration data such as
ESCD should not be measured as part of this PCR.
All these components are under the control of the manufacturer or its agent.

780

785

790

If for any reason a measurement cannot be made to PCR[0], none of the other SRTM
PCR values can be trusted and therefore are outside the chain of trust. It is therefore
necessary to invalidate all Host Platform SRTM PCRs as described in Section 2.4.2 (Error
conditions).
Because the measurement of the early Platform Firmware is typically done within aresource-constrained environment (for example, the SRTM, likely the PEI Code) the
event log corresponding to the Extend event may not be created at the time the
TPM2_PCR_Extend is performed. It is acceptable to have the Platform Firmware generate
the corresponding event log entry, reconstructing it from information (for example, thevalue that was extended) passed to it from PEI or earlier code. If this procedure is used,
the Platform Firmware must be sure the entries within the event log are properly
sequenced (for example, represent the same order as the sequence of TPM2_PCR_Extend
operations).
Measurement of Non-Host Platforms

795

If a Non-Host Platform cannot be reliably detected by the Platform Firmware andmeasured into PCR[0], the existence of that Non-Host Platform should be indicated in
the Host Platform Certificate.
Usage of the Event Type EV_POST_CODE

800

The intent of the event type EV_POST_CODE is to record measurements of componentsof the Host Platform’s transitive trust chain. The imperative is to avoid omitting any
portion of the transitive trust chain. If necessary, the event should be used as a catchall for trust chain components provided by the platform manufacturer, even if thecomponents are not technically “POST code” for the manufacturer’s specificimplementation.

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810

815

Specification

The normative text below recommends values for the event field for the event type
EV_POST_CODE of “POST CODE”, “SMM CODE”, “ACPI DATA”, “BIS CODE”, and“Embedded UEFI Driver”. The reason for the recommendation is to promote consistency
across implementations by different platform manufacturers. Per the discretion of theplatform manufacturer, different values may be used that are relevant for theirimplementation.
Embedded UEFI Drivers and PCR[0], PCR[2] and PCR[3]Manufacturer Controlled UEFI Drivers may be Drivers for devices that the platform
manufacturer physically soldered to the motherboard or Drivers whose code isembedded within a firmware image. Embedded Drivers are under the control of theplatform manufacturer and should not be intended for modification by the platform
owner. Their code is measured in PCR[0] using the event EV_POST_CODE because theirmeasurement may be combined with other firmware measurements.
In contrast, Non-Manufacturer Controlled Embedded Drivers, or UEFI Drivers, orApplications associated with devices in adapter slots may be added, removed, or
updated by a platform owner and their code is measured in PCR[2].

820

825

830

835

840

845

Some UEFI Applications may use paging or other techniques to load and execute codethat was hidden from the Platform Firmware when measuring the visible portion of the
Application. It is the responsibility of the UEFI Application to measure this code prior to
executing any portion of that hidden Option ROM code in PCR[2].
Hidden UEFI application code measurements are always placed in PCR[2]. UEFI
Application configuration measurements are always placed in PCR[3]. Recording
Manufacturer and Non-Manufacturer controlled hidden UEFI Driver and Application
code consistently in PCR[2] and PCR[3], respectively, removes the need for a UEFI
Application to know how it was packaged in a system. (For example, as a Manufacturer
Controlled Embedded Driver versus as an Application in an adapter slot.)
Design Consideration and Distinctions Between PCR[0], PCR[2], and PCR[4]PCR[0] typically represents a consistent view of the Host Platform between boot cycles.
This allows Attestation and Sealed Storage policies to be defined as those using the lesschangeable platform manufacturer-provided components of the transitive trust chain.
This PCR contains the components provided by the Host Platform manufacturer.
Therefore, the verifier or the entity performing the seal operation can choose to seal to
only those components provided and updated by the Host Platform’s manufacturer. Thisis also the reason embedded Driver binaries are measured into PCR[0] as well, thus
providing this same consistent view of the platform regardless of user-selected options.
PCR[2] is intended to represent a more “user” configurable environment where the user
has the ability to alter the set of installed components that are measured into PCR[2].
This is typically done by adding adapter cards, etc., into “user” accessible PCI or otherslots.
PCR[4] is intended to represent the entity that manages the transition between the preOS and the post-OS state of the platform. This PCR, along with PCR[5], identifies theinitial OS loader.
In general, measure the following types of code into PCR[0] (as shown in Figure 6,
General Scheme for PCR Usage on a UEFI Platform):• Platform Firmware from system board ROM that either contains or measures the
UEFI Boot Services and UEFI Run Time Services that are loaded from firmware

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855

TCG PC Client Platform Firmware Profile• Embedded UEFI Drivers wholly contained within the Platform Firmware on thesystem board ROM•

EFI Boot Services in the UEFI System Table created in memory by Platform Firmware•

EFI Runtime Services in the UEFI System Table

A UEFI platform measures firmware integrated in the system board into PCR[0]. These
are code modules known to be distributed by the Host Platform manufacturer. For a
UEFI platform, this includes but is not limited to measuring:• Version of the base firmware that either contains or measures the UEFI Boot Services(shown as the Platform Init code module of the UEFI Boot Manager in Figure 4)
Entities that MUST be logged in the Event Log if the TPM is enabled:

860

865

1. The event type EV_NO_ACTION Specification Event. See Section 9.3.4.1(Specification ID Version Event). Note: This event is not extended.
2. The VendorID and ReferenceManifestGUID of the platform firmware which either
contains or measures the UEFI Boot Services and UEFI Run Time Services using
EV_NO_ACTION event ReferenceManifestEvent. This event is only required if theplatform supports NIST SP800-155. This event is not extended. See Section
9.3.4.2, Firmware Integrity Measurement Reference Manifest Event.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:

870

1. The event type EV_NO_ACTION Startup Locality Event to record the locality fromwhich the TPM2_Startup command was sent. See Section 9.3.4.3 (Startup
Locality Event).
2. If an H-CRTM event occurred, the H-CRTM event SHALL be measured using theevent type EV_EFI_HCRTM_EVENT. The event data SHALL be the tagged hashof the H-CRTM event. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

875

880

885

3. The SRTM’s version identifier, using the event type EV_S_CRTM_VERSION. See
Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
4. A variety of entities listed below are measured using the event type
EV_POST_CODE. This information MAY be measured as a single combined eventor MAY be measured as multiple separate events. The event(s) MUST be recorded
using the event type EV_POST_CODE. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types). If a
combined event is measured, the event field SHOULD be the string, “POST CODE”
in all caps. If separate events are measured, the event field SHOULD be the string
specified below for the entity measured. The entities measured include but are
not necessarily limited to the following:a. All Host Platform firmware physically bound to the PC Motherboard that is
executed by the Host Platform’s CPU(s) and is part of the Host Platform’stransitive trust chain. If the platform supports entering S2 or S3, this includes
the S2 and/or S3 resume code.
i.

890

POST code (SHOULD use event field string of “POST_CODE” in all caps).

ii. Embedded SMM code and the code that sets it up (SHOULD use event fieldstring of “SMM CODE” in all caps).
b. BIS code (excluding the BIS Certificate) (SHOULD use event field string of “BISCODE” in all caps).

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895

900

Specificationc. ACPI flash data prior to any modifications. This requirement may be met byeither measuring the compressed image in flash or by measuring the inmemory expansion before fix-ups; however, the measurements MUST be
made the same way across every boot cycle. (SHOULD use event field stringof “ACPI DATA” in all caps.)
d. Manufacturer Controlled Embedded UEFI modules/drivers as a binary image
whose release and update is controlled by the Host Platform Manufacturer(SHOULD use event field string of “Embedded UEFI Driver”).
5. EFI drivers embedded in system ROM by the platform manufacturer using event
type EV_EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES_DRIVER.

905

910

6. The Platform firmware that either contains or measures the UEFI Boot services
and
UEFI
Run
Time
Services
using
event
type
EV_EFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB,
see
Section
9.1.4(EV_EFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB).
7. Platform Firmware MUST attempt to detect and measure the presence of any
Non-Host Platform. If Platform Firmware detects the presence of a Non-Host
Platform, it MUST measure relevant information about its presence such as type,version, etc., using the event type EV_NONHOST_INFO. See Section 9.3.1 (Event
Types).
8. Per Section 2.4.2 (Error conditions), if an error occurs, the digest of 00000001h
MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event SHOULD berecorded in the event log for each PCR. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

915

920

9. Per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events), the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an
EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for PCR[0-7] prior to
the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
10. In some Firmware update scenarios during resume from S2 or S3, perrequirements in sections 7.3.7 (S2 (Sleep) to S0 (Working)) and 7.3.8 (S3 (Sleep)
to S0 (Working)), a value of 01h MAY be extended in PCR[0] to invalidate PCR[0].
Entities that MAY be measured if the TPM is enabled:
1. The SRTM itself using event type EV_S_CRTM_CONTENTS. See Section 9.3.1(Event Types).

925

Entities that SHOULD be measured if the TPM is enabled:930

1. Components within Non-Host Platforms (e.g., firmware not intended to be
executed by Host Platform’s CPU) that are not part of the Host Platform’stransitive trust chain but may affect the trust of the Host Platform or system. If
measured, this event MUST be recorded using the event type
EV_NONHOST_CODE. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is disabled or hidden:
1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh or MUST be extended
in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.

935

Method for measurement:
The SRTM performs these measurements as follows:

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1. Measure the SRTM’s version identifier.
2. Measure the code to which the SCRTM is transferring control.
940

945

3. Platform Firmware may need to reconstruct events that could not be recorded in
the event log due to the unavailability of memory. If it does so, it places thisinformation into the event log and MUST NOT extend PCR[0] again with thisreconstructed information, e.g. the Specification Version event, the Startup
Locality event and the H-CRTM event.
4. The remaining measurements MAY be performed in any order, except for the
EV_SEPARATOR prior to Ready to Boot invocation, which MUST be last.
5. The specification event is not measured and it MAY be created at any time, but it
MUST appear first in the event log. See Section 9.3.4.1 (Specification Event). Note:
This event is not extended.

2.4.4.2
950

955

960

965

970

975

PCR[1] – Host Platform Configuration

Information about the configuration of the PC Motherboard including hardware
components and how they are configured is measured to PCR[1]. In general, measure
into PCR[1] the data that is associated with the code that has been measured into
PCR[0].
For performance reasons, some implementations may combine CPU microcode updates
with a Firmware POST code image. In this situation, it is acceptable to record CPU
microcode updates in PCR[0] as part of an EV_POST_CODE event.
Because platforms may contain a variety of hardware that may or may not be securityrelevant for a platform owner’s use case, platform manufacturers may allow a platform
owner to configure which optional PCR[1] measurements are recorded during theplatform boot process. As a result, this section has a large number of entities that may
be optionally measured. The platform manufacturer may provide a setup utility thatallows the platform owner to choose measurements of interest to record during the bootprocess. The setup utility may allow a platform owner to select entities whose
measurements are optional in this specification to be measured “a la carte” or “all or
nothing.” Which measurements are currently on or off are measured using the
EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS
event
in
a
vendor-specificformat.
The
EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS event is intended to be used to only describe events
whose measurements in PCR[1] can be toggled on or off; the event data does not contain
information about measurements not able to be configured to be measured in PCR[1].
If the platform manufacturer does not permit any configuration of measurements for
optional
PCR[1]
measurements,
it
does
not
need
to
recordthe
EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS event.
An example event data field for EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS for a platform thatallows toggling of measurements for only the SMBIOS, BIS Certificate, and ESCD could
be the ASCII string “SMBIOS=0;BIS=1;ESCD=0” when the platform is configured torecord BIS Certificate information but not the SMBIOS nor the ESCD. If a vendorspecific setup tool was used to also measure ESCD, the event data for
EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS
would
then
contain
theASCII
string“SMBIOS=0;BIS=1; ESCD=1”.

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Information about which optional entities are measured by the current boot process isrepresented in the required “Host Platform Configuration” measurement. Toggling which
optional components are measured will always change the value for PCR[1] because themeasurement for the EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS will reflect the change.

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The Boot Integrity Services (BIS) Certificate may contain information that is privacysensitive; thus, recording a measurement of the BIS Certificate is optional. The BIS
Certificate may be used by a different boot mechanism on the platform so it is measured
in PCR[1] instead of being associated with initial program loader data in PCR[5]. The
BIS Certificate may be maintained by Platform Firmware and built into an SMBIOS
structure at boot time. Because other SMBIOS structures are measured in PCR[1], the
BIS Certificate is, too.

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SMBIOS structures are defined in the external SMBIOS specification. Some example
SMBIOS structure values are how many slots exist on the platform for memory and how
many slots are currently populated with memory. Many SMBIOS structures exist, but
the platform manufacturer should only record security-relevant SMBIOS structures. An
example is the system-wide hardware security settings.

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CMOS and NVRAM data measured into PCR[1] is placed in the event data field. The
expected size of the data is very small. Any data that is security-sensitive, contains
dynamic boot data or is dynamic (like the real-time clock) should be omitted. The
NVRAM data is the host platform NVRAM data, not the TPM NVRAM.
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The EV_ACTION events “User Password Entered”, “Administrator Password Entered”
and “Password Failure” sound specific to a password being typed but are actually
generic to Platform Firmware user or Platform Firmware administrator authenticatingor failing to authenticate. These events should not be recorded for each password entry
attempt made by the operator, but instead should be recorded once per a boot if
authentication succeeds or fails based on the platform’s password policy for allowed
incorrect attempts. For example, Platform Firmware could be designed to only prompt
an administrator for a password if it is less than 15 minutes since the administrator
last authenticated during boot by typing the password. For all boots in the following 15
minutes, Platform Firmware may record the event “Administrator Password Entered”
even though the administrator did not physically type a password. An alternative
example is that the event could indicate a pre-boot fingerprint reader authenticated theadministrator without an actual password having been typed. For scenarios that unseal
data based on this PCR’s measurement, there may be value in having consistentmeasurements across boots whether the administrator or a user boots the system. As
such, it may be useful for Platform Firmware to not discriminate between a user and an
administrator password being entered by always recording “User Password Entered”.
For example, for a UEFI server platform, this includes but is not limited to

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•

SAL system table•

SMBIOS Tables

PCR[1] also contains Boot Policy measurements. In order to record the alternate bootbehaviors of a UEFI system, the UEFI platform firmware will measure the UEFI
Boot#### variables and the BootOrder Variable into PCR[1]. These boot variables are
just device paths. A description of the device paths and variables can be found in the
UEFI Specification.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:

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The following entities MUST always be measured. The platform manufacturer MUSTNOT provide firmware configuration options that permit disabling thesemeasurements:
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1. If Platform Firmware loads a CPU microcode update, it MUST be measured, using
event type EV_CPU_MICROCODE. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types). Exception:
Alternatively, CPU microcode updates MAY be measured in PCR[0] as part of a
EV_POST_CODE event.
2. EFI Boot#### and UEFI BootOrder variables MUST be measured using event type
EV_EFI_VARIABLE_BOOT. See Section 9.1.5 (Measuring UEFI Variables).

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3. If the Host Platform supports selecting of optional PCR[1] measurements, it MUST
measure which PCR[1] measurements are currently on or off using the event type
EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGS. The event data MUST not vary across bootcycles if the set of potential PCR[1] measurements measured does not vary. See
the informative text for this section and Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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4. Prior to entering a ROM-Based Setup Utility, per Section 2.1 (Pre-Boot ROMbased Setup), if the Host Platform does not unconditionally perform a Host
Platform Reset upon exiting a Pre-Boot ROM-based Setup Utility, the platform
MUST measure the EV_ACTION event “Entering ROM Based Setup”. See Section
11.3.3 (EV_ACTION Event Types). (Note: This is only for ROM-Based Setup
Utilities versus entering an Option ROM-Based Setup Utility that is recorded in
PCR[3].)

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5. Per Section 2.4.2 (Error conditions), if an error occurs, the digest of 00000001h
MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event SHOULD berecorded in the event log for each PCR. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
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6. Per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events), the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST
be recorded in the event log for PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first
Ready to Boot call. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Entities that MAY be measured if the TPM is enabled:

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The following entities MAY be measured. Even if measurement of these is provided
by Platform Firmware, Platform Firmware MAY allow the owner to disable individual
measurements or all of the measurements. (For example, disabling of individual
measurements could be done using BIOS configuration settings.)
1. SMBIOS structures, using event type EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES as describedin Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
2. BIS Certificate, using event type EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES as described in
Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
3. POST BIOS-Based ROM strings, using event type EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES as
described in Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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4. ESCD, using event type EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES as described in Section
9.3.1 (Event Types).
5. Security-relevant CMOS data, using event type EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES as
described in Section 9.3.1 (Event Types). Sensitive data like power on password
MUST be omitted from the CMOS data because it is placed unencrypted in the
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6. Platform NVRAM data that contains security-relevant user configuration setup
options in effect when theplatform boots, using event type
EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES as described in Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Sensitive data like passwords MUST be omitted from the NVRAM data because itis placed unencrypted in the TCG event log.
7. Table of devices, using event type EV_TABLE_OF_DEVICES described in Section
9.3.1 (Event Types).

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This event allows Platform Firmware to measure the list of devices attached to
the Host Platform. Examples of this include PCI devices, onboard video adapters,
etc. Because of the wide variance of Host Platform architectures, the actual
format of the data providing this information is left to the Host Platform
Manufacturer. It is left to the challenger to discover the format of this data. It
could, for example, reference the Host Platform Certificate, and then contact the
Host Platform Manufacturer to obtain this information. Platform Firmware MAY
create multiple entries of this event or MAY choose to encapsulate all the data
into a single entry.
8. Other tables MAY be measured using event type EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES.
9. EFI Variables that impact system configuration MAY be measured using event
type EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG.

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10. Non-Host Platform configuration information. If the system contains a Non-Host
Platform, Platform Firmware SHOULD use the event type EV_NONHOST_CONFIG
to record any security-relevant configuration information or data. See Section
9.3.1 (Event Types).
11. If user authentication occurred during the boot process, the platform MAY record
the EV_ACTION event “User Password Entered”. This could occur by the user
being physically present and typing the password or by platform firmware policy
determining through other means the user is currently authenticated during theboot process. See Section 9.3.2 (EV_ACTION Event Types).
12. If administrator authentication occurred during the boot process, the platform
MAY record the EV_ACTION event “Administrator Password Entered”. This could
occur by the administrator being physically present and typing the password or
by platform firmware policy determining through other means the administrator
is currently authenticated during the boot process. See Section 9.3.2(EV_ACTION Event Types).
13. If Hard disk password authentication occurred during the boot process, theplatform MAY record the EV_ACTION event “HDD Password Entered” as definedin Section 9.3.2 (EV_ACTION Event Types).
14. If user or administrator authentication failure occurs during the boot process,the platform MAY measure the EV_ACTION event “Password Failure”. This could
occur by the operator mistyping the password multiple times, otherauthentication mechanisms failing, or policy failing to authenticate a user oradministrator. See Section 9.3.2 (EV_ACTION Event Types).
15. If Platform Firmware has detected the platform case was opened or an analogous
action occurred, the platform MAY record the EV_ACTION event “Chassis
Intrusion”. The event MAY be persistently recorded across platform boots until

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Platform Firmware administrator clears the notification. See Section 9.3.2(EV_ACTION Event Types).
16. If the user altered the boot sequence, the platform MAY record the EV_ACTION
event “Boot Sequence User Intervention”. See Section 9.3.2 (EV_ACTION Event
Types).

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Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is disabled or hidden:
1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in
PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.
Entities that MUST NOT be measured as part of the above measurements:1125

1. Values and registers that are automatically updated (e.g., clocks).
2. System-unique information such as asset, serial numbers, etc.
3. The BIS Certificate if it contains privacy-sensitive information.
Method for measurement:
Platform Firmware performs these measurements as follows:1130

1. The entities specified in this PCR MAY be measured in any order deemed
appropriate by the implementer, except for the EV_SEPARATOR prior to Ready to
Boot invocation, which MUST be last.
2. Where possible, these measurements SHOULD occur prior to measuring Option
ROMs.

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2.4.4.3

PCR[2] UEFI Drivers and UEFI Applications

EFI Drivers and Applications contained on Host Platform adapters are measured by
Platform Firmware to PCR[2].
For a UEFI platform, this includes but is not limited to
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

EFI Drivers loaded from adapter cards



EFI Applications loaded from adapter cards (e.g., setup utility for RAID controller)

 EFI Applications loaded from external storage media (system or peripheral Flash forexample) via embedded option ROM contained within the UEFI firmware on the systemboard. An example of this would be an embedded UEFI driver that loads more codefrom an external location, such as a hidden partition on a drive. If this embedded driver
pages the external code in to memory, and thus is transparent to LoadImage.
 Drivers loaded from HBA’s/disks and so on (as shown in Figure 6 PCR Mapping of
UEFI Components)

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 Non-Manufacturer Controlled Embedded UEFI Drivers and Applications that arephysically contained on the PC Motherboard (as opposed to an add-in card), but therelease and control of any update is not controlled by the Platform Manufacturer. These
are measured in PCR[2].
Visible and Hidden Application Code

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The PC Client Implementation provided a mechanism for adapters with Option ROMs tohave hidden code that they were responsible for measuring. This specification does notsupport this behavior for UEFI adapters. All code should be measured by the LoadImage
service.
Interpreting UEFI Driver Measurements

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The UEFI Driver measurements in this specification do not correlate measurements ofhidden UEFI Driver code with the UEFI Driver that measured the hidden code. An
evaluator of the measurement log may need to have behavioral knowledge of the
Adapters on the Host Platform to evaluate the measurements in the log and correlate
which measurement is associated with a given UEFI Driver.
In general, the system measures into PCR[2] firmware code modules added to the Host
Platform by a Value Added Retailer (VAR), the platform owner, or some unknown entity.
The source of these firmware code modules measured into PCR[2] is not the Host
Platform manufacturer.
The measuring agent is always the platform firmware (that is, code measured into
PCR[0], even in the case where a measuring agent not measured into PCR[0] “requests”
the program load, such as a UEFI Driver trying to load another UEFI Driver or
Application). The UEFI Driver will use the UEFI LoadImage service. Since measurement
occurs between shadowing of PE sections and the application of relocations, only the
LoadImage service can call the TCG UEFI Protocol function TCG_HashLogExtendEventat the appropriate time.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:
1. EFI Boot Services drivers from add-in adapters or loaded by the driver in an addin
adapterMUSTbemeasured
using
event
type
EV_EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_DRIVER. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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2. EFI Run Time drivers from add-in adapter or loaded by add-in adapter MUST be
measured using event type EV_EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES_DRIVER.
3. Per Section 2.4.2 (Error conditions), if an error occurs, the digest of 00000001h
MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event SHOULD berecorded in the event log for each PCR. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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4. Per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events), the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST
be recorded in the event log for PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first
Ready to Boot call. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is disabled or hidden:

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1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in
PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.
Method for measurement:

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1. Platform
FirmwareMUST
measuretheevent
EV_EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES_DRIVER or EV_EFI_BOOT_SERVICES DRIVER
for each UEFI Driver or non-bootable applications or Non-Manufacturer
Controlled Embedded UEFI Driver or non-bootable applications prior toinitializing the module.

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2. Platform Firmware MUST measure the event type EV_POST_CODE for each
Manufacturer Controlled Embedded UEFI Drivers (in PCR[0], see Section 2.4.4.1(PCR[0] – SRTM, POST BIOS and Embedded Option ROMs)) prior to initializing
the Manufacturer Controlled Embedded Option ROM.
3. The visible portion of UEFI Drivers and Applications measured in this PCR by
Platform Firmware MAY be measured in any order deemed appropriate by the
implementer. However, the order MUST be consistent across boot cycles if thephysical location of the adapters containing the Driver or Application isunchanged. (Changing the adapter slot in which a UEFI Driver or Application isinserted MAY change the order of measurements.) (Platform Firmware MAY
measure all UEFI Drivers and Applications and then initialize them all or MAY
measure one and then initialize it before initializing the second, or may use someother variation per the discretion of the manufacturer.
4. Repeat until all UEFI Drivers and Applications are measured and executed.
5. When initialized, the UEFI Drivers and Applications MUST measure their“hidden” code.

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6. The UEFI Drivers and Applications MUST measure the “hidden” code prior to
executing it.
7. The EV_SEPARATOR event prior to Ready to Boot invocation MUST be measured
last.

2.4.4.4

PCR[3] –EFI Driver/Application Configuration

This section contains the PCR[3] measurement requirements for a UEFI platform.
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In general, entities measure into PCR[3] data that is associated with code modules thatare measured into PCR[2]. For example, on a UEFI platform, this includes but is not
limited to UEFI variables defined and managed by drivers. See section 9.1.5 (Measuring
UEFI Variables).
An example of information measured into PCR[3] is a SCSI controller’s configuration of
its hard disks, e.g., RAID type, drive assignments, etc.
If a UEFI Application has a Pre-Boot Setup Utility, per Section 2.1 (Pre-Boot ROM-based
Setup), it needs to record the event type EV_ACTION event “Entering ROM Based Setup”
in PCR[3] prior to entering the utility.

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If a UEFI Application Pre-Boot Setup Utility permits the user to change configuration
data that is eventually recorded in PCR[3] and the setup utility does not depend on theconfiguration data recorded in PCR[3], the UEFI Application may be designed to permit
the configuration changes to occur before the UEFI Application records theconfiguration data in PCR[3]. This may allow the Pre-Boot Setup Utility to avoid needing
to perform a Host Platform Reset if the Option ROM configuration is changed.
Any pre-OS component that modifies the UEFI Driver or Application configuration
MUST measure the new configuration into PCR[3] or cause a Host Platform Reset.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:1240

1. If any configuration data exists in a UEFI Variable for a UEFI Driver or Applicationor the adapter that hosts the UEFI Driver, before that data is used, it MUST
measureconfiguration data specific to thedevice using
event
EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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2. Prior to entering an UEFI Application-Based Setup Utility, per Section 2.1 (PreBoot ROM-based Setup), if the Host Platform does not unconditionally perform a
Host Platform Reset upon exiting a Pre-Boot ROM-Based Setup Utility, theplatform MUST measure the EV_ACTION event “Entering ROM Based Setup”. See
Section 9.3.2 (EV_ACTION Event Types). (Note: This is only for UEFI ApplicationBased Setup Utilities versus entering a ROM-Based Setup Utility which isrecorded in PCR[1].)1250

3. Per Section 2.4.2 (Error conditions), if an error occurs, the digest of 00000001h
MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event SHOULD berecorded in the event log for each PCR. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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4. Per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events), the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST
be recorded in the event log for PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first
Ready to Boot call. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is disabled or hidden:
1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in
PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.

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Entities that MUST NOT be measured as part of the above measurements:
1. Values and registers that are automatically updated (e.g., clocks).
2. System-unique information such as asset, serial numbers, etc.
Method for measurement:
The UEFI Application performs these measurements as follows:

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1. Measures the event EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG, see Section 9.3.1(Event Types).
2. The remaining measurements MAY be performed in any order, except for the
EV_SEPARATOR prior to Ready to Boot invocation, which MUST be last.

2.4.4.5
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PCR[4] – Boot Manager Code and Boot Attempts

Overview
Systems often support the ability to boot from multiple boot devices in priority order.
PCR[4] records the process of attempting to boot different hardware paths like from a
DVD or a hard drive, what boot devices are attempted, and the Boot Manager Code thatis loaded and executed from the device. If a boot from one device fails, measurements
in PCR[4] record the attempt to boot the next device or boot path. If Boot Manager Codereturns control back to Platform Firmware, each subsequent execution of Boot Manager
Code is separately measured.

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If boot fails for one device, it often returns execution control back to Platform Firmware
so Platform Firmware may boot another device. Ultimately the boot process reflected in
PCR[4] measurements may contain code from multiple boot devices. Platform Firmware
records events in PCR[4] to demark different boot attempts. When interpretingmeasurements in PCR[4], verifiers should not disregard code that executed from failed
boot attempts. Code that boots first has the ability to record events, and malicious code
could record subsequent events, emulating the code appearing the fail to boot and asecond device appearing to boot.
If the boot device or the Boot Manager Code is not TCG-aware, it may have loaded
additional unmeasured code. However, there is a record in PCR[4] showing entry to
untrusted code.

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The Boot Manager Code that BIOS decides to load and measure into PCR[4] may containcode that is part of the OS environment. Boot Manager should record code to which ittransfers control into PCR[4] or PCRs allocated for the OS. Boot Manager Code should
also record additional configuration information it uses into PCR[5] or PCRs allocatedfor the OS. While this specification does not place requirements on OS loader
components or an OS, if the Boot Manager Code does not record measurements of latercomponents, it will break the Static Root of Trust for Measurement.
Conditionally Measuring Which Device Attempts to Boot

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Versions of this specification before version 1.21 required measuring which device
attempted to boot Boot Manager Code even if the attempt did not execute any code notrecorded previously in PCR[0] or PCR[2]. A drawback of this requirement was that
inserting unbootable media into a boot device caused the boot measurements in PCR[4]to change even if code loaded from the media was never executed. Also, because theboot attempt event uniquely identified the device, replacement of a faulty device with alike device booting the exact same code would cause the PCR[4] measurement to change.
A benefit of the requirement was that the log contained more information about which
device booted when attempting to boot from a device that had an event defined in thespecification for its device type.
For some hardware, it is possible for Platform Firmware to determine if a device is notbootable without executing code that had not been previously recorded in PCR[0] or
PCR[2] during the boot attempt. An example is a DVD drive whose driver is measured
in PCR[0]. The boot attempt may use a Platform Firmware driver to determine no DVD
media is in the DVD drive and fail the boot attempt. An extended example is a DVD
driver measured in PCR[0] or PCR[2] that prompts the user if they would like to bootfrom the DVD prior to loading code from DVD media; if the user does not press aconfirmation key, the boot attempt fails, having run only code previously measured in
PCR[0] or PCR[2]. Another extended example is a USB device with a driver alreadymeasured in PCR[0] or PCR[2] that determines the USB media does not contain bootcode and aborts the boot attempt, only running previously measured code.
As of revision 1.21, not recording which device attempted to boot may be controlled via
a BIOS configuration option or may be fixed by the Platform Manufacturer. If recording
which device attempted to boot is disabled due to Platform Firmware configuration ordesign, Platform Firmware records the event type EV_OMIT_BOOT_DEVICE_EVENTS in
PCR[4]; otherwise, the event is not recorded.

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This section of the UEFI Platform Specification contains PCR usage requirements for thetransition from the UEFI Boot Manager to the OS Loader, shown in Figure 5 UEFI
Platform Boot Process, above. Note that the term ‘EFI OS Loader Load’ is a label for abehavior, not necessarily a label for a code module.
This section contains the PCR[4] measurement requirements for a UEFI platform.

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In general, entities measure into PCR[4] code modules that could transition the platformfrom the pre-Boot state to the OS-present state. Measure UEFI applications into PCR[4];for a UEFI platform, UEFI applications include but are not limited to:•

Pre-OS diagnostics•

EFI OS Loader

The measurement values in PCR[4] must be consistent and repeatable across UEFI
boots.
In the table below, ‘measuring entity’ means code in the CRTM or code measured into
PCR[0] which provides image loading capability and invokes the measurement agent(the ‘platform code’).

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The
‘measuredobject’isaPE/COFF
image;
see
Section
9.1.2,
EFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT Structure, for a definition of the methodology for measuring
PE/COFF images on a TCG UEFI platform.
The measuring agent is always the platform firmware (that is, code measured into
PCR[0]). The measuring agent will typically measure the measurement object code aspart of the UEFI LoadImage Service. Since measurement occurs between shadowing ofPE sections and the application of relocations, only the UEFI LoadImage Service can callthe TCG UEFI Protocol function TCG_HashLogExtendEvent at the appropriate time.
This model purposely precludes pre-OS agents from loading and invoking code outside
the UEFI LoadImage Service. Only the PCR[4] application, such as the UEFI OS Loader,
can use a different code load and measurement methodology, but the target PCR for thisaction will be in the range PCR[8] and above and outside the scope of this specification.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:
1. If the platform firmware is configured or designed to not record each attempt toboot a device, an EV_OMIT_BOOT_DEVICE_EVENTS event MUST be measured
once. See Section 9.3.1(Event Types).

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2. Per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events), the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST
be recorded in the event log for PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first
Ready to Boot call. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
3. When platform firmware transfers control to the Boot Manager, firmware MUST
record the EV_ACTION event “Returned Ready to Boot”. See Section 9.3.1(EV_ACTION Event Types).
4. For each boot attempt, if the EV_OMIT_BOOT_DEVICE_EVENTS event was notrecorded, Platform Firmware MUST record the EV_EFI_ACTION event “Calling
UEFI Application from Boot Option” per Section 9.3.3 (EV_EFI_ACTION Event
Types) when attempting to boot a device. See Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot

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Events) for specific details on how measurements are done for different bootdevices and if applicable corresponding PCR[5] measurements.

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5. For the UEFI application code PE/COFF image described by the boot variable,
Platform Firmware MUST record the EV_EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_APPLICATION
into PCR[4]. See Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events).
6. Additional pre-OS environment code that is loaded by UEFI Applications using
event EV_COMPACT_HASH. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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7. If a boot device returns control back to the Boot Manager, Platform Firmware
MUST record the EV_EFI_ACTION event “Returning from UEFI Application from
Boot Option”. See Section 9.3.3 (EV_ACTION Event Types).
8. Per Section 2.4.2 (Error conditions), if an error occurs, the digest of 00000001h
MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event SHOULD berecorded in the event log for each PCR. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
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1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in
PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.
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1. Portions of the Boot Manager pertaining to the specific configuration of the Host
Platform. (e.g., disk geometry in the MBR).
2. For each boot attempt, if the EV_OMIT_BOOT_DEVICE_EVENTS event wasrecorded, Platform Firmware MUST NOT record the EV_EFI_ACTION event“Calling UEFI Application from Boot Option” per Section 9.3.3 (EV_EFI_ACTION
Event Types) when attempting to boot a device:1390

Method for measurement:This section provides only a short overview of the actions required. See Section 7.2.4(Measuring OS Boot Events) for specific details.

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The measuring entity MUST measure normalized code for all UEFI applications into
PCR[4]. Across boot cycles to the same boot device(s) connected in the same way,
Platform Firmware measurements into PCR[4] MUST be measured in the same
sequence every time.
Platform Firmware performs these steps as follows:
1. Measure EV_OMIT_BOOT_DEVICE_EVENTS if Platform Firmware is designed orconfigured to not record which devices it attempts to boot.

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2. Measure EV_ACTION event “Calling Ready to Boot”.
3. Measure EV_SEPARATOR in PCR[0-7].
4. Measure EV_ACTION event “Returned Ready to Boot”.

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5. Measure EV_EFI_ACTION “Calling UEFI Application from Boot Option” andoptionally EV_ACTION events “Booting BCV Device s”, “Booting BEV Device s” or“Booting to Parties N” if EV_OMIT_BOOT_DEVICE_EVENTS was not measured
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6. Measure the Boot Manager Code before transferring control to it. (Note: Some
implementations may load Boot Manager Code, but decide not execute it. An
example is Platform Firmware designed to read from a USB device to determine
if it is bootable and conditionally run code from the device if it is. If the USB
device is not bootable, Platform Firmware does not measure it because it nevertransfers control to it.)1410

7. Conditionally measure the Boot Manager configuration data in PCR[5] if
appropriate for the class of device that is booted per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS
Boot Events).

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8. Boot Manager Code SHOULD measure additional Boot Manager Code to which ittransfers control into PCR[4] or into PCRs reserved for the OS.
9. Boot Manager Code SHOULD measure additional configuration data into PCR[5]or into PCRs reserved for the OS.

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10. If control returns to Platform Firmware, measure the returning event as
EV_ACTION event “Returned via INT 18h” OR “Returned Ready to Boot”,
depending on how the device returns control to Platform Firmware.
11. For additional boot devices or paths, go to Step 5.

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PCR[5] – Boot Manager Configuration and Data

The Boot Manager Code may have configuration or other data that is relevant to thetrust properties of the Host Platform. For some specific situations documented in thisspecification, Platform Firmware will record the Boot Manager Data or configuration
information. In other cases, Boot Manager Code or UEFI Application code itself willrecord its configuration or other data. In all cases, the configuration information isstable across multiple boot cycles if the boot proceeds in the same manner with thesame trust properties. Transient information like time is not recorded in this PCR.
Information measured into this PCR by Platform Firmware is security-relevant dataassociated with booting the device. An example is data embedded within the Boot
Manager Code such as the disk geometry within the GPT.
An example of Boot Manager Code recording configuration data is Boot Manager Codethat allows the selection of alternate boot partitions. The partition selection information
would be measured in this PCR by the Boot Manager Code.

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Another example of UEFI Application recording configuration data is PXE code
measuring partition data it loaded using the EV_EFI_ACTION event and encoding thedata as an ASCII string.
This section contains the PCR[5] measurement requirements for a UEFI platform.
In general, entities measure into PCR[5] data associated with the code modules
measured into PCR[4]. For a UEFI platform, this includes but is not limited to

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The GPT/Partition Table (as shown in Figure 6 PCR Mapping of UEFI Components)

Additional variables that may impact system behavior beyond the boot options that aremeasured into PCR[1] (the source of these additional variables may be the UEFISpecification or private variables) may be optionally measured by the UEFI bootapplication. These loader variables shall be measured into PCR[5]. The source of these
additional variables may be the UEFI Specification or private variables. These variables
can include, but are not limited to, language code, and so on.

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Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:
1. All relevant Boot Manager configuration data, using the
EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
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2. Security-relevant data contained within the Boot Manager Code (e.g., disk
geometry), using the event EV_EFI_GPT_EVENT. See Section 9.3.3(EV_EFI_ACTION Event Types) for what to place in the event data field.
3. If applicable, when booting a UEFI Application or an adaptor that hosts an
Application, it MUST measure other data, including comments, specific to thedevice using the event type EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG with an ASCII
string “<vendor specific string>” value as described in Section 9.3.3(EV_EFI_ACTION Event Types) as determined by the device manufacturer.
4. Platform firmware MUST record the EV_EFI_ACTION event “Exit Boot Services
Invocation”. See Section 9.3.3 (EV_EFI_ACTION Event Types).

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5. Per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events), the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST
be recorded in the event log for PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first
Ready to Boot call. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
6. Per Section 2.4.2 (Error conditions), if an error occurs, the digest of 00000001h
MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event SHOULD berecorded in the event log for each PCR. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Entities that MAY be measured if the TPM is enabled:
1. The GPT Table MAY be measured using the event type EV_EFI_GPT_EVENT.

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2. EFI variables, either defined in the UEFI specification or private, that typically do
not change from boot to boot and contain system configuration information MAY
be measured using EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG.
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1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in
PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.
Method for measurement:
1. The EV_SEPARATOR event prior to Ready to Boot invocation.
2. Platform Firmware measures the static data such as disk geometry.

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3. The Boot Manager Code measures all relevant IPL configuration data per its
defined events.

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This PCR is reserved for use by the Host Platform manufacturer. This allows for Host
Platform Manufacturer-specific to use this PCR. The use of this PCR may not be common
across different Host Platform manufacturers and even across different Host Platform
models within the same Host Platform manufacturer.

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It is anticipated the TCG event log used during Pre-OS environment may be copied andmanaged by TCG-capable operating systems. Additional entries made to the Pre-OS TCG
event log after the OS is managing its own copy of the measurement log may be ignoredby the OS. This specification does not define a mechanism for a platform manufacturer
to add entries to an OS-managed copy of the TCG event log after the OS has started.
Operating systems have their own TPM driver. This specification does not define amechanism for a platform manufacturer to send commands to the TPM after the
firmware launches an operating system. A platform manufacturer may have difficulty
extending PCR[6] without interfering with OS management of the TPM. In this case, aplatform manufacturer would need to work with their OS vendor to implement amechanism to record measurements in the OS-present event log.
Previously defined measurements for PCR[6] from the PC Client Implementation
Specification for Conventional BIOS have been deprecated.
1. The Host Platform Manufacturer MAY define the purpose of this PCR.

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2. If the Platform Manufacturer extends PCR[6] during the Pre-OS environment, it
MUST record a corresponding log entry.
3. If the Platform Manufacturer extends PCR[6] during the OS environment, it MUSTNOT record a corresponding log entry in the Pre-OS TCG event log. However, it
MAY record an event by collaborating with the OS to place an event in an event
log managed by the OS.
4. The operating system and user applications SHOULD NOT use this PCR for
sealing or attestation without knowing manufacturer-specific information about
its usage.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:

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1. Per Section 7.2.4 (Measuring OS Boot Events), the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST
be recorded in the event log for PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first
Ready to Boot call. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
2. Per Section 2.4.2 (Error conditions), if an error occurs, the digest of 00000001h
MUST be extended in PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event SHOULD berecorded in the event log for each PCR. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Entities that MAY be measured if the TPM is enabled:

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1. The Host Platform Manufacturer MAY measure platform specific events using theevent type EV_COMPACT_HASH. If measured, the Event Data field SHALL be aunique string.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is disabled or hidden:
1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in
PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
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Method for measurement:
1. The EV_SEPARATOR event prior to Ready to Boot invocation MUST be the last
Platform Firmware initiated measurement in the PCR.

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This section contains the PCR[7] measurement requirements.
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In addition, PCR[7] is used to record secure boot policy information as described below.
See Chapter 27 of the UEFI Specification for more information on UEFI Secure Boot.
PCR[7] is used to reflect the UEFI 2.3.1 Secure Boot policy. This policy relies on thefirmware authenticating all boot components launched prior to the UEFI
environment and the UEFI platform initialization code (or earlier firmware code)
invariantly recording the Secure Boot policy information into PCR[7].
Platform firmware adhering to the policy MUST therefore measure the following
values into PCR[7]:1. The contents of the SecureBoot variable
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3. The contents of the KEK variable
4. Thecontents
ofthe
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE variable
5. Thecontents
ofthe
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE1 variable

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6. Entries in the UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE that are used to validate
UEFI Drivers or UEFI Boot Applications in the boot path
7. Thecontents
ofthe
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If the system supports UEFI 2.5 or later, the following additional variables MUST be
measured into PCR[7]1. The contents of the AuditMode variable
2. The contents of the DeployedMode variable
3. Thecontents
ofthe
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/
EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE3

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all
UEFI
variablevalue
events,the
EventTypeSHALL
be
EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG and the Event value SHALL be the value of the
UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA structure (this structure SHALL be considered byte-aligned).
The measurement digest MUST be tagged Hash for each supported PCR bank of theevent data which is the UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA structure. (Note: This is a different
digest than the one used in the previous version of this specification.) TheUEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.UnicodeNameLength value is the number of CHAR16
characters (not the number of bytes). The UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.UnicodeName
contents MUST NOT include a null terminator.
Images that LoadImage fails to load due to (a) signature verification failure or (b)because the image does not comply with currently enforced UEFI 2.3.1 Secure Boot
policy do not need to be measured in a PCR.
If
readinga
UEFI
variablereturns
UEFI_NOT_FOUND,the
UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.VariableDataLength field MUST be set to zero and
UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.VariableData field will have a size of zero.

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Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is enabled:
1. If the platform provides a firmware debugger mode which may be used prior to
the UEFI environment or if the platform provides a debugger for the UEFI
environment, then the platform SHALL extend an EV_EFI_ACTION event into
PCR[7] before allowing use of the debugger. The event string SHALL be “UEFI
Debug Mode”. The platform firmware MUST log this measurement in the event
log using the string “UEFI Debug Mode” for the Event Data.
2. The platform MAY build similar event log entries for other supported Event Log
formats.

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3. Before executing any code not cryptographically authenticated as being provided
by the Platform Manufacturer, the Platform Manufacturer firmware MUST
measurethefollowingvalues,
in
the
order
listedusing
the
EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG event type to PCR[7]:a. SecureBoot variable valueb. The PK variable value

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c. The KEK variable valued. TheUEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE variable valuee. TheUEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE1 variable value

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f. TheUEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE2 variable value
4. If the platform supports changing any of the following UEFI policy variables after
they are initially measured in PCR[7] and before ExitBootServices() has
completed, the platform MUST be restarted. Additionally the normal updateprocess for setting any of the UEFI variables below MUST occur before the initial
measurement in PCR[7] or after the call to ExitBootServices() has completed.
a. SecureBoot variable valueb. The PK variable valuec. The KEK variable value

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d. TheUEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE variable valuee. TheUEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE1 variable value

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f. TheUEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE2 variable value
5. The system SHALL measure the EV_SEPARATOR event in PCR[7]. (This occurs
at the same time the separator is measured to PCR[0-7].)

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6. Before launching a UEFI Driver or a UEFI Boot Application (and regardless ofwhether the launch is due to the UEFI Boot Manager picking an image from the
DriverOrder or BootOrder UEFI variables or an already launched image calling
the UEFI LoadImage() function), the UEFI firmware SHALL determine if the entry

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inthe
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/
EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE variable that was used to validate the UEFI
image has previously been measured with the EV_EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHORITY
event type in PCR[7]. If it has not been, it MUST be measured into PCR[7] asfollows. If it has been measured previously, it MUST NOT be measured again. The
measurement SHALL occur in conjunction with image load.
For this event, the EventType SHALL be EV_EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHORITY and the
Event value SHALL be the value of the UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA structure. The
UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.VariableData
value
SHALL
be
the
UEFI_SIGNATURE_DATA value from the UEFI_SIGNATURE_LIST that contained
the authority that was used to validate the image and the
UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.
VariableName
SHALL
be
set
to
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID.
The
UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.UnicodeName SHALL be set to the value of
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE. The value MUST NOT include theterminating NULL character.
7. The EV_EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHORITY measurement in step 6 is not required if thevalue of the SecureBoot variable is 00h (off). In such cases, no validation occurs
against the SecureBoot databases.
Entities that MUST be measured if the TPM is disabled:
1. Per Section 2.4.1, the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh MUST be extended in
PCR[0-7] and an EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be recorded in the event log for
PCR[0-7] prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.

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PCR[16] – Debug

This PCR is resettable from any locality and is for use by any entity on the Host
Platform. It is intended, by convention, to be used as a debug PCR. Components
should use this PCR for debugging purposes only (e.g., software development ofcomponents utilizing the PCR features of the TPM, e.g., TPM2_Create). Applications
targeted for user, final, or production environments should not use this PCR in their
final release.
Because the PCR is not intended for use with sealing or attestation, measurements
for it should not be recorded in the event log.

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1. Any component on the Host Platform MAY use and reset PCR[16] at any time.
2. On platforms targeted for user, final or production environments, if the firmware
does extend PCR[16], it MUST NOT record the event in the event log.

2.4.4.10 PCR[23] – Application Support
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This PCR is resettable from any locality. It is to be used by the Static or Dynamic
operating systems or its applications.
The PCR value is not preserved across S3/Resume cycles because it is a resettable
PCR.
The operating system defines the purpose of this PCR and MAY reset and use it at
any time.

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Localities assigned to RTM’s

2.4.5.1

H-CRTM Localities and Concepts

The H-CRTM sequence is initiated at the earliest stage of platform boot by the CPU. It
is used to extend one or more events to PCR[0]. The sequence itself uses the interface
commands _TPM_Hash_Start, _TPM_Hash_Data, and _TPM_Hash_End, as does the
DRTM sequence, but occurs prior to the TPM receiving a TPM2_Startup command.
When an H-CRTM sequence occurs, the Platform Firmware has not started, and will notknow that one occurred. Because of this, it is required that the code initiating an HCRTM sequence leave some artifacts for Platform Firmware to construct the events it
will record in the event log on behalf of the H-CRTM code.
When an H-CRTM sequence occurs, the code initiating the sequence will also send the
TPM2_Startup command. To avoid sending TPM2_Startup twice, an additional artifact
will be created for Platform Firmware to understand the state of the TPM when it gets
control of the boot process. Given that the TPM2_Startup can occur from locality 3, if
an H-CRTM sequence occurs, Platform Firmware will construct the Startup Locality
Event (See Section 9.3.4.3).

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DRTM and Transitive Trust Chain

The Host Platform Manufacturer and Dynamic OS define the usage of Localities 1–4 andPCRs 17–22. While, the usage of Locality 1–4 is beyond the scope of this specification,
generally, the Host Platform is responsible for maintaining protections of the PCRs basedon their associated Locality by controlling access to the _TPM_Hash_Start command
memory address. The normative reference of the relationship between Localities and
PCRs and their relative attributes is specified in the PC Client Platform TPM Profile for
TPM 2.0. For more information please see the TCG D-RTM Architecture Specification
Version 1.0.

2.4.5.2.1 Localities 1-3
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Integrity Collection and Reporting

The method of collecting and reporting PCRs[17-23] is beyond the scope of thisspecification and is the purview of the Host Platform’s hardware and the Dynamic OS
that supports the DRTM.

2.4.5.2.1.2

PCR Usage

The usage of PCRs[17-22] is beyond the scope of this specification and is the purview of
the Dynamic OS.

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Protection

How or if a Platform Manufacturer provides access to the address ranges for Localities
1 through 3 is out of scope for this specification.
The Host Platform MAY provide protections to enforce the Locality messages from thesource of the commands to the TPM.

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The use of Locality 4 is restricted to trusted hardware on the Host Platform. The Host
Platform protects the address ranges for Locality 4. Even the Dynamic OS cannot access
Locality 4.
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The TPM2_PCR_Reset command for PCR[17] and the TPM_Hash_* commands require
Locality 4. This protects PCR[17] from being reset except by trusted hardware associatedwith the DRTM.
Some platforms and some TPMs may not permit sending commands using the Locality
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The assertion of Locality 4 MUST only be performed by the DRTM.

2.4.5.2.2.2

Integrity Collection and Reporting

How this is done is Host Platform implementation-specific.

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The PCR associated with this Locality is PCR[17]. This Locality MUST measure the firstcomponent executed after the DRTM and MAY measure other components asdetermined by Host Platform’s implementation. This is analogous to PCR[0] in the
SRTM.

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Protection

The Host Platform MUST provide protections to ensure that the entire Locality 4 address
range is accessible only by the DRTM.

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Non-Volatile Storage

Non-Volatile Storage (NV RAM) is made available by the TPM for use by various
processes on the Host Platform. A limited amount of resources are required to beprovided by the TPM.
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NV RAM Size and Allocation

The PTP specifies a minimum amount of NV Storage the TPM must provide. This value
is based upon the anticipated usages of this area at the time the specifications were
written.

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Maintenance

Maintenance for the PC Specific Implementation Specification refers to the processes
surrounding upgrade or replacement of the platform firmware ROM / Flash. All
requirements for TPM maintenance are manufacturer-defined per the TPM LibrarySpecification for Family 2.0.
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Implementation of maintenance is optional. If it is implemented, it MUST be
implemented as defined in this section.
1. Firmware meeting the requirements of the US National Institute of Standards andTechnology (NIST) Special Publication 800-155 BIOS Integrity Measurement
Guidelines SHALL produce one or more identifiers used to associate the platform
with its reference manifest (RM). These identifiers are EV_NO_ACTION log events
containing an event of type TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct. See Section
9.3.4.2 (BIOS Integrity Measurement Reference Manifest Event).

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Platform Firmware Recovery Mode

This is a failure-recovery mode of Platform Firmware that is invoked by the Boot Block
typically when the UEFI Firmware is corrupt. The Platform Firmware Recovery Mode will
perform a minimal initialization of the system and then attempt to boot a recovery
program from some type of external media. The Platform Firmware Recovery Mode may
not have the capability to continue the SRTM measurement chain.
A couple of attack scenarios have been identified due to the “Firmware Recovery” feature
implemented in many instances of platform firmware. A method to counter these attacks
could implement:
1. Use of hardware to disable the TPM until the next _TPM_Init; or,
2. Disabling the
TPM by calling TPM2_Startup
TPM2_HierarchyControl (EH Disable, SH Disable); or,

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3. Measuring of components to maintain the SRTM for BIOS Recovery Modecomponents; or,
4. Unconditionally performing a Host Platform Reset upon completion of BIOS Recovery
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1. It MUST NOT be possible for a BIOS Recovery Mode to allow impersonation of anotherboot state as represented by the SRTM. This applies to the values in the PCR[0-7].
2. If Recovery requires a boot in Recovery Mode, the Firmware SHALL:
a. Initialize the TPM in a disabled state by sending a TPM2_Startup (CLEAR)
followed by a TPM2_HierarchyControl (EH disable, SH disable) to disable each of
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b. Cap PCR[0-7] in all active PCR banks with the digest of 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh
and record an EV_SEPARATOR Event with the value of 00000000h as event datain the event log. See Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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There are two scenarios: A Manufacturer Approved Environment (MAE), and a Non-MAE(NMAE). The MAE may update any portion of Platform Firmware while the NMAE must
not update the CRTM.
1. The Platform Manufacturer MUST control the update, modification and maintenanceof the CRTM within the MAE.
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3. At the completion of the update process, the reset vector MUST point to the one andonly one SRTM that is controlled by the MAE.
4. At the completion of the update process, the execution MUST begin at the SRTM
designated by the platform manufacturer.

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5. If a BIOS update is installed that modifies the SRTM, Platform Firmware updateprocess MUST unconditionally transition the platform to the Off state or reboot.

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The UEFI Firmware SHOULD meet the requirements of the U.S. National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-147 Bios Protection Guidelines
available at: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-147/NIST-SP800-147April2011.pdf.

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Compliance

The Unified UEFI Specification describes a methodology for providing credentials in a
PE/COFF image.
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This section describes the obligations of a platform that supports NIST SP 800-155 BIOS
Integrity Measurement Guidelines. In addition to defining obligations of the different
Roots of Trust (RTR, RTM, RTS), 800-155 defines two additional entities: theMeasurement Assessment Authority (MAA) and a Reference Manifest (RM). Both the
MAA and the RM are outside of the UEFI firmware, but the UEFI firmware needs toprovide some indication so that the MAA can ascertain the appropriate RM for theplatform.
For UEFI, the RM will cover PCR[0] through exit boot services. The RM’s that OEM’s
produce would be for PCR[0] and PCR[2]. Since PCR[1, 3 and 5] contain data for UEFI
variables, no RM could or should be delivered.

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The TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct definition does not include extensible
code objects such as option ROM’s.
An event log contains one or more TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct’s that the
MAA uses to identify the corresponding vendor and RM using that structure’s VendorId
and ReferenceManifestGuid components. The MAA obtains RM(s) by a mechanism
outside the scope of this specification. When the event log contains multiple
TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct’s structures then multiple RM’s are needed,
where each RM contains different sets of golden measurements.
The following example is for illustrative purposes only and in no way implies a
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For a platform’s flash containing the following firmware volumes (FV):PEI FV (CRTM) – c1
DXE FV (Main compressed BIOS – c2
OEM DXE Extension FV – c3
Variable Block

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OEM Vital Product Data (VPD)
For a boot sequence where FV c1 and c2 executed, the corresponding event log could
contain the following events:
Conventional Bios Spec Id Event
EFI Platform Spec Id Event1820

TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct 1
TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct 2
PCR[0]: CRTM Version Event – hash of c1’s version
PCR[0]: DXE FV Event – hash of c2
PCR[1]: events

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Etc.

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In this example: TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct 1 could identify the RM
containing
thegoldenmeasurement
for
c1
while
TCG_Sp800-155PlatformId_EventStruct 2 could identify the RM containing the golden measurement forc2.
The UEFI Firmware SHOULD meet the requirements of the U.S. National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-155 BIOS Integrity
Measurement Guidelines available at: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/800155/draft-SP800-155_Dec2011.pdf.

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For the NIST 800-155 platform attributes (i.e.: hardware protection of the flash, or 800147 support), if static, this should be in the RM. If not static, then an optional log entry
into
PCR[1],
which
could
containthosecharacteristics
using
the
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TPM Discoverability

The TPM powers up with all hierarchies enabled and all functions available bydefault. This is different than TPM 1.2, which followed a gradual opt-in model. Thereare cases where a Platform OEM may decide to configure a TPM so that it is hiddenfrom an end-user, an operating system, or OS present applications. An example ofsuch a case may be where the TPM is restricted by regulation from being imported
into a specific country or geography. There are other cases where an end-user might
decide that they want to disable part or all of the TPM to ensure it is not usable by
OS present applications.
This section describes the requirements for Platform OEMs when they provide theability for an end-user or Platform Firmware to selectively or completely disable theTPM. Additional requirements may be detailed in other sections.
The PC Client Implementation Specification for Conventional BIOS used the terms“enumeration” and “discoverable” to describe these states of the TPM where the TPM
was visible or not to the OS and the end-user. These terms were generally confusing
and so are not used in this specification. The requirements will be defined in relation
to visibility of the TPM to the OS present interface and to the end-user through BIOS
Setup.

6.1

TPM Visibility to the OS

The default state of the TPM makes it ready and available to the OS and OS present
applications.
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Note: Disabling the platform hierarchy will hide all NV Indices in the TPM with theattributes platformCreate SET and phEnableNV CLEAR. Hiding the TPM, but leaving
the platform hierarchy enabled may allow a dictionary attack to force the TPM into
Lockout.
If the Platform OEM implements a capability to hide the TPM from the OS and OSpresent applications, the firmware SHALL implement all of the following
requirements:
1. When the TPM is visible to the OS:
a. The TPM2 ACPI Table SHALL be listed in the RSDT table as described in
Section 8 (ACPI Device Object for TPM).

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b. The TPM device object SHALL be present in the ACPI namespace. See Section
8 (ACPI Device Object for TPM).
c. The Platform OEM SHALL comply with all the requirements of thisspecification.

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d. The Platform OEM-provided mechanism to make the TPM hidden from the OS
SHALL perform a Host Platform Reset.
e. The TPM SHALL remain visible to the OS on resume from sleep or hibernate.
f. The Firmware SHALL support the EFI_TCG2_PROTOCOL.

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g. The Firmware SHALL support the Physical Presence Interface as specified in
the TCG Physical Presence Interface Specification for TPM Family 1.2 and 2.0
revision 1.3 version 52.

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Control Surface) SHALL be present in BIOS Setup.
2. When the TPM is hidden from the OS:
a. The TPM2 ACPI Table SHALL NOT be listed in the RSDT table.
b. The TPM device object SHALL NOT be present in the ACPI namespace.

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c. The TPM SHALL not be usable by OS-present applications. This MUST be
accomplished by:i.
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The TPM Storage and Endorsement Hierarchies SHALL be disabled by
Firmware on every boot using a TPM2_HierarchyControl command forboth hierarchies.

ii. The TPM Platform Hierarchy MAY be disabled by Firmware on every bootusing a TPM2_HierarchyEnable command.
iii. Firmware SHALL cap PCR[0-7] in all active banks with the digest of
00000000h or FFFFFFFFh and record an EV_SEPARATOR event with thevalue of 00000000h as event data in the event log for each PCR. See
Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).

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d. The Platform OEM-provided mechanism to make the TPM visible to the OS
SHALL perform a Host Platform Reset.
e. The TPM SHALL remain hidden from the OS on resume from sleep orhibernate.

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f. The Firmware MAY
EFI_TCG2_PROTOCOL.

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or

MAY

NOT

indicate

supportforthe

TPM Visibility to End-Users through BIOS Setup

PC Client OEMs will provide the control surface for TPM through Platform Firmware
Setup menu. In the event that the TPM is completely hidden and disabled, the userinterface for TPM will also be absent from BIOS Setup.
Note: Disabling the platform hierarchy will hide all NV Indices in the TPM with theattributes platformCreate SET and phEnableNV CLEAR. Hiding the TPM, but leaving
the platform hierarchy enabled may allow a dictionary attack to force the TPM into
Lockout.
If the Platform OEM implements a capability to hide the TPM from the end-user, thefirmware SHALL implement all of the following requirements:
1.

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When the TPM is visible to the end-user in Setup:a. The TPM2 ACPI Table SHALL be listed in the RSDT table as described in
Section 8 (ACPI Device Object for TPM).
b. The TPM device object SHALL be present in the ACPI namespace. See Section
8 (ACPI Device Object for TPM).
c. The Platform OEM SHALL comply with all the requirements of thisspecification.

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d. The Platform OEM-provided mechanism to make the TPM hidden from the OS
SHALL perform a Host Platform Reset.

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f. The Firmware SHALL support the EFI_TCG2_PROTOCOL.
g. The Firmware SHALL support the Physical Presence Interface as specified in
the TCG Physical Presence Interface Specification for TPM Family 1.2 and 2.0
revision 1.3 version 52.

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h. The TPM control surface as defined in Section 6.3 (TPM Firmware Setup
Control Surface) SHALL be present in BIOS Setup.
2. When the TPM is hidden from the end-user in Setup:a. The TPM SHALL NOT be visible to the OS or OS-present applications as
defined in Section 6.1(TPM Hidden).

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b. The TPM Table SHALL NOT be listed in the RSDT table.
c. The TPM device object SHALL NOT be present in the ACPI namespace.
d. The TPM SHALL be unavailable to OS-present applications.
i.

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The TPM Storage and Endorsement Hierarchies SHALL be disabled using
a TPM2_HierarchyControl command for both hierarchies.

ii. The
TPM
Platform
Hierarchy
TPM2_HierarchyControl command.

MAY

be

disabledusingaiii. Firmware SHALL cap PCR[0-7] in all active banks with the digest of
00000000h or FFFFFFFFh and record an EV_SEPARATOR event with thevalue of 00000000h as event data in the event log, as defined in Section
9.3.1 (Event Types).

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e. The Platform OEM-provided mechanism to make the TPM visible to the OS
SHALL perform a Host Platform Reset.
f. The TPM SHALL remain hidden from the OS on resume from sleep orhibernate.

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g. The Firmware SHALL NOT indicate support for the EFI_TCG2_PROTOCOL.
h. The TPM control surface as defined in Section 6.3 SHALL NOT be present in
BIOS Setup.
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1955

1960

6.3

Platform Firmware Setup TPM Control Surface

PC OEMs present a view of the TPM setup to end users through their Setup utilities.
Platforms with TPM 1.2 generally exposed settings only related to enumerating the TPM
and modifying the TPM state by enabling, activating or clearing the TPM. Platforms
implemented to this specification may continue to support TPM 1.2 in addition to TPM
2.0, e.g. by putting two different TPM devices in the platform or by utilizing a TPM that
supports both TPM 1.2 and TPM 2.0 via a firmware update or proprietary switch, but
the control surfaces are mutually exclusive. There are many ways a Platform OEM may
choose to support both TPM versions and, while this is largely out of scope of thisspecification, it is important that only one TPM be usable and visible to an end-user andOS on any given boot. This specification does not modify the control surface for TPM
1.2, which is specified in the TCG PC Client Implementation Specification forConventional BIOS 1.21.

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TPM 1.2

TPM 2.0

Functional Description“On/Off”“On/Off”

TPM 1.2:“On” – TPM enumerated toOS, TPM device object
present in ACPI, PPI active
“Off”
–
TPM
not
enumerated to OS, TPM
device object absent from
ACPI,
PPI
optionallyinactive;
TPM 2.0:“On” – TPM visible to OS,
TPM2 device object present
in ACPI, PPI active“Off” – TPM hidden from
OS, TPM2 device object
absent from ACPI, PPI
optionally inactive; PCR’s
cappedwith
EV_SEPARATORNOTE: This state is OEM
specific, User Interface is
not defined by TCG only
TPM
and
Event
Log
behavior is defined by TCG.

“Enabled/Disabled”

Enabled/Disabled”

TPM 1.2:“Enabled”–
TPM_PhysicalEnablecommand sent to TPM fromFW, TPM enumerated toOS, TPM device object
present in ACPI, PPI active“Disabled”–
TPM_PhysicalDisablecommand sent to TPM fromFW, TPM enumerated toOS, TPM device object
present in ACPI, PPI active;
default state defined by
TCG
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Default state of the TPM,
defined by TCG.
“Disabled”
TPM2_HierarchyControl
command sent to TPM by
FW if transitioning toDisabled state, TPM visible,
TPM2 device object present
in ACPI, PPI active.
“Activated/Deactivatedn/a

TPM 1.2:“Activated”–
TPM_PhysicalDeactivate(Activate) command sent to
TPM from FW, TPM must
be in Enabled state.
“Deactivated”–
TPM_PhysicalDeactivate(Deactivate) command sent
to TPM from FW, TPM MAY
be Enabled. Default state
defined by TCG.
TPM 2.0:
These states havemeaning in TPM 2.0.

“Clear”“Clear”

noTPM 1.2:“Clear”
TPM_ForceClear command
sent to TPM by FW.
Requiresphysicalpresence. Transitions TPM
toDisabled/Deactivatedstate.
TPM 2.0:“Clear”
TPM2_Clear command sent
to TPM by FW. Requires
Platform Authorization or
Physical Presence. Clears
Storage Hierarchy and EH
Proof.
TPM remains
Enabled.

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Measurement
Hash TPM 1.2:
Algorithm Selectionn/a
TPM 2.0<Algorithm Selection>
TPM2_PCR_Allocate
command sent to the TPM
by FW. Requires Platform
Authorization or PhysicalPresence. Sets the Hash
Algorithm of the specified
PCR bank to the selected
algorithm.
Requires areboot.

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1. If the Platform supports both TPM 1.2 and TPM 2.0 family devices:a. The Platform Firmware SHALL enable the functionality to support only one TPM
family per boot.
b. The Platform MAY provide a OEM specific mechanism to change support for
TPM families.

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c. Platform Firmware SHALL unconditionally reset the platform after changing the
TPM family support.
2. If the Platform Firmware supports the ability to disable the Storage andEndorsement Hierarchies:

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a. The Platform Firmware SHALL support a mechanism to enable and disable
them in Setup
b. The Platform Firmware MAY support the Physical Presence Interface
mechanism to enable and disable them.
c. Platform Firmware MAY support a mechanism to enable/disable bothhierarchies independently.

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d. Platform Firmware SHALL provide descriptive text describing the implications of
disabling the hierarchies.
3. Platform Firmware SHALL provide a mechanism to Clear the TPM from Setup.
4. If the Platform supports changing the algorithm used for measuring events,
Platform Firmware MAY support a mechanism to do so through Setup.

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State Transitions

7.1

Architecture and Definitions

A handoff to an operating system generally occurs after Platform Firmware hascompleted its initialization and testing of the Host Platform hardware. As defined in
Section 1.2.13 (Boot State Transition), the event that marks the transition from the PreBoot state to the OS-Present state on the Host Platform is the first invocation of Readyto Boot or an equivalent event.
As stated in Section 3.1 of the UEFI Specification, by the time the Boot Manager code
gets invoked, the UEFI firmware has found and initialized all the bootable devices on
the Host Platform for this boot cycle and has built a priority-ordered list of those devices,
created as Boot### and BootVariable### UEFI variables. Each entry in the list includes
a pointer to a UEFI application that is capable of booting an operating system from thatdevice.
The Boot Manager starts at the top of the prioritized list and simply attempts to boot a
UEFI application from each bootable device, in turn, by loading and executing theapplication on that device.
If the UEFI application on a device fails to boot an operating system, it returns control
to Boot Manager.
Measuring and Logging Events in the Pre-Boot to Post-Boot Transition

2005

2010

2015

TCG-enabled firmware must measure and log the events described in the previous
section of this Informative comment. LoadImage() must, without exception, measure into
PCR[4] the event of loading and executing UEFI application code from a bootable device;this measurement will automatically result in the proper entry being made into the
Event Log. Platform Firmware must not hash any data areas when it measures thisevent.
In
addition,
LoadImage()willmeasurethe
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/ EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE
variable,the
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/
EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE1
variable,andthe
UEFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID/ EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE2
variable for OS Loader into PCR[7].
If the UEFI application on a bootable device returns back to the Boot manager, thatevent must be measured.
And, as stated in Section 2.4.4.5 (PCR[4] – Boot Manager Code and Boot Attempts) of
this specification, if Boot Manager Code returns control back to Platform Firmware, eachsubsequent execution of Boot Manager Code must be separately measured.

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7.2

Procedure for Pre-Boot to OS-Present Transition

In order to measure the transition from the Pre-Boot state to the OS-Present state, anumber of steps need to be performed. This section of the specification will outline anddescribe these steps.
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Note that the term ‘EFI OS Loader Load’ is a label for a behavior, not necessarily a label
for a code module.
Measure code that boots an operating system on a UEFI platform into PCR[4] andmeasure data associated with that code into PCR[5].

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Extending PCR[4]Just before passing control of the Host Platform to the operating system, the UEFI
Firmware needs to perform several actions in order to assure that the chain of
measurements of the Host Platform boot process is contiguous. PCR[4] will contain themeasurements describing the code which attempts to boot an OS.

7.2.2
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Specification

Extending PCR[5]PCR[5] is reserved for any configuration data associated with code modules measured
into PCR[4]. Information such as GPT/Partition tables is measured into PCR[5]. PCR[5]may be utilized and extended by any boot loader for variable data.

7.2.3

Extending PCR[7]Measurements in PCR[7] reflect the UEFI Secure Boot policy, introduced in UEFI 2.3.1.

7.2.4
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Measuring OS Boot Events

An Event Log enables a challenger to determine the state of trust of the UEFI platformand enables software on the UEFI platform to reconstruct boot events. The Operating
System handoff code needs to fill the Event Log with information about the boot devices
used to get to the Operating System. The UEFI platform functions designed forcomputing hash values and extending PCRs should automatically log the extended
events.
However, there are events that must be added to the Event Log that are not the resultof a PCR extend operation.
The purpose of this section is to specify all the required events added to the Event Log
for OS boot, including events that do not result from a PCR extend operation.

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2055

1. The UEFI firmware MUST measure the event EV_SEPARATOR into PCR[0-7] once foreach UEFI platform boot cycle and the measurement of that event MUST draw theline between leaving the pre-Boot environment and entering the OS-Present
environment. The data within the event field of the EV_SEPARATOR event MUST be
32 bits (a double-word) of 0’s or FF’s (that is, 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh) unless anerror condition occurs. See Section 2.4.2.2 (Errors Recording Measurements).
2. The UEFI OS Loader Load code MUST measure, into PCR[4], every attempt to loadand execute a UEFI OS Loader (a UEFI application).

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3. A boot device has a UEFI application. The boot variable describes the location of theapplication. The UEFI firmware launches the application. If the application returns
back to UEFI firmware, this affects the transitive trust chain and MUST be
measured.
4. Sequence of measuring OS boot events MUST proceed as specified below.
a. Upon selecting a boot device, the UEFI firmware measures the event type
EV_EFI_ACTION “Calling UEFI Application from Boot Option” into PCR[4].

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b. Measure EV_SEPARATOR into PCR[0-7]. This occurs only once in the flow.
c. If UEFI Secure Boot is enabled, measure the entry inthe
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into PCR[7] as described in section 2.4.4.8 (Secure Boot Policy Measurements)
steps 5 and 6.

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d. In this optional step, measure GPT with event type equal to EV_EFI_GPT_EVENT
with the data structure UEFI_GPT_DATA into PCR[5].

2075

e. Measure the selected UEFI application code PE/COFF image described by thebootvariableinto
PCR[4]
using
event
type
=
EV_EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_APPLICATION.
f. Execute UEFI application from boot variable.
i.

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In this optional step, if the executing code from step 6 loads additional
applications or drivers prior to successive steps (i.e., return or exit bootservices), the loaded applications MUST be measured into PCR[4]. If the load
is a driver, it is measured into PCR[4].

g. Measure event type = EV_EFI_ACTION “Returning from UEFI Application from
Boot Option” into PCR[4].
h. If the firmware needs to select a next boot device, the UEFI firmware MUST jump
to step 4.
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i.

If ExitBootServices() is invoked, then the event type = EV_EFI_ACTION MUST be
measured. The return value of ExitBootServices() MUST be reflected in ameasured event, into PCR[5], as either “Exit Boot Services Returned with Failure”
or “Exit Boot Services Returned with Success”, depending upon the return codefrom the ExitBootServices() call.

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7.2.5

Passing Control of the TPM from Pre-Boot to Post-Boot

2095

Once Platform Firmware has turned control over to an operating system, the Post-Boot
environment will load its own set of drivers and code to access the TPM. This could
cause a potential conflict since there may be contention between the Post-Boot and the
Pre-Boot environments for use and access of the TPM.

2100

TPM runtime services protocol provides for a solution to this problem through Exit Boot
Services (EBS). Once the Post-Boot environment has loaded its driver support, it willcall this function to disable the UEFI pre-boot services. Boot Manager should not return
control back to Platform Firmware after calling Exit Boot Services, because Platform
Firmware may lose its ability to measure additional events once the method completes.
If the operating system is to use the transitive trust chain beyond the measurements
indicated in this specification, it is expected that the OS Boot Loader continues themeasurement of the boot process.

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Specification

This section describes which Host Platform and OS actions are expected within powerstates and during transitions between power states. Careful power management needs
to occur for the TPM device so its state accurately reflects the measurements of thecurrent platform state. When the system is in the working state, the TPM state needs topersist, thus the TPM will also be in the working state. Some transitions, like turning
off the machine, are expected to cause the TPM to lose its state. Other transitions, likeentering and resuming from sleep, should save and restore TPM state if the OS andplatform cooperate correctly; otherwise, the TPM will enter failure mode.
1. If the TPM is visible to the OS as described in Section 6.1 (TPM Visibility to the OS),the Host Platform MUST:

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a. Provide whatever resources (e.g., power) are needed for the TPM to behave as
though it is in the D0 state while:i.

The TPM device is in any device power state except for D3.

ii. The TPM is not in D3 and system is in any of the power states:(1) S0(2) S1 OR

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b. Provide whatever resources (e.g., power) are needed for the TPM to maintain its
saved state when the TPM enters D3 or the Host Platform enters S3. (For example,
if the TPM places its saved state in NV Storage, it may not need power when in
the D3 state. However, if the TPM does not use NV Storage to maintain its state
when in the D3 state, the Host Platform needs to provide power for the device
when the TPM is in the D3 state.)
2. When the Host Platform is in the S3 state, it SHOULD prohibit all TPM functions. (Ifthe TPM does receive commands during S3, they may invalidate the saved TPM
state.)

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General Host Platform and OS Power Requirements

Because power management of the TPM is under the control of the TBB, an OS cannot
place the TPM device in D3 or transition the TPM out of D3 directly; however, an OS
may initiate a transition to S3 that may cause the TBB to place the TPM in D3. If thesystem resumes from S3, the TBB will transition the TPM out of D3 and if the TPM state
was saved properly, the TPM state is restored by the SRTM in the S3 resume path.
By implementing the requirements below, an OS can use a process for transitioning the
TPM into and out of D3 that preserves the TPM’s state saved with the
TPM2_Shutdown(STATE) command and restores it.

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1. The TPM device state power management MUST NOT change outside the control of
the TBB.
2. The TBB MUST ensure the TPM is only in the D0, D1, or D2 state when the platform
is not under the control of the TBB.
3. The OS booted by Platform Firmware SHALL support ACPI.

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4. After issuing a TPM2_Shutdown (STATE) command, the OS SHOULD NOT issue TPM
commands before transitioning to S3 without issuing another TPM2_Shutdown(STATE) command.

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Power State Transitions

Each section below describes the behavior and requirements for entering or exiting eachsystem power state. The only transitions allowed are those defined in the ACPI
specification.
In general, the power state transition requirements for the Firmware can be summarizedas:
1. The SRTM prepares the TPM for use when booting or resuming from S3.

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2. If the SRTM is modified, the Firmware needs to reboot instead of resuming from S2
or S3.
3. TPM_INIT is only issued by the SRTM during boot or during S3 resume.
4. During boot and resuming from S3, Platform Firmware issues a TPM2_SelfTestcommand.

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7.3.3

Off to S0 (Working)This transition is from an Off state to the platform power state that supports ACPI
operating systems. This is a normal boot process that initializes the TPM and begins theStatic Root of Trust for Measurement. The Host Platform may later transition either
direction between the Legacy and the S0 state.
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If the TPM is disabled or the platform owner has disabled measurements, the SRTM may
issue the TPM2_Startup and TPM2_HierarchyControl commands such that the TPM isdisabled. The SRTM would further cap PCR[0-7] with an EV_SEPARATOR Event. See
Section 9.3.1 (Event Types).
Transitioning out of S4 is similar to transitioning out of S5 except the FW or OS loader
restore a memory image from persistent storage. The pre-boot components aremeasured normally for the current platform state, including the components that
restore the memory image. It is not permitted for the platform firmware to process a PPI
request following a resume from hibernate without initiating a host platform reset.
The FW is responsible for issuing the TPM2_SelfTest command.

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Inside the S-CRTM
Host Platform
Reset(Start transition
from Off)TPM2_HiarardhyControl(EH Disable and SHDisable) and cap PCR[07] with 0h

TPM2_Startup(CLE
AR)

Command Method

Is TPM visble?

No

Method for hiding
TPM?

Yes

TPM_Startup(CLEA
R)

HW Method

Make TPM
inaccessible forremainder of power
cycle

Yes

Is TPM disabled
per FW policy?

No

TPM2_Startup(CLE
AR)

Measure:TPM2_HiarardhyControl(EH Disable and SHDisable) and cap PCR[07] with 0h

Pending PhysicalPresence
Operation request?

Yes

EV_S_CRTM_VERSION andthe next SRTM component to start the SRTM
measurement chain

Boot (and measure) enoughcomponents to perform physicalpresence actions. Ideally this is
all code controlled by theplatform manufacturer, but due
to dependencies on input andvideo it might rely on 3rd party
code like embedded option
ROMs or EFI drivers.

Check Hierarchy
StatesNo
Yes

Optionally outside
the S-CRTM

Restart required
from physicalpresence action?

Restart platform
No

Continue S-RTM
boot process

Issue
TPM_ContinueSelfTestcommand (may occur
earlier or in S-CRTM)

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Figure 7 Firmware Actions during transitions from Off
When transitioning from the Off state to the S0 states:
1. The Host Platform MUST issue a TPM_INIT.

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2. If the TPM interface is accessible and the TPM is hidden from the OS, the SRTM
MUST
a. Issue a TPM2_Startup (CLEAR) command,b. Issue a TPM2_HierarchyControl (EH Disable and SH Disable) command, and2185

c. Cap PCR[0-7] by extending in all active PCR banks the digest of 00000000h or
FFFFFFFFh and recording an EV_SEPARATOR Event in the event log for each
PCR, see Section9.3.1 (Event Types).
3. If the TPM interface is accessible and the TPM is enumerated, the SRTM MUST issue
a TPM2_SelfTest command prior to the first invocation of the first Ready to Boot call.

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4. If the TPM is visible to the OS and the TPM interface is accessible, the platform
manufacturer MUST set platformAuth and MAY set platformPolicy during executionof the SRTM such that later software is unable change objects in the Platform
Hierarchy or operations that require platform authorization.
5. If the TPM is enabled and visible, the SRTM MUST start the SRTM measurement
chain by recording integrity measurements during the boot process per Section 2.4(Integrity Collection and Reporting).

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6. Boot Managers SHOULD be prepared for the TPM’s Self-Test actions associated with
the TPM2_SelfTest command to be in progress when the Boot Manager is launched.

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S0(Working) to Off

This transition is from the running OS to the Off state. In contrast to power loss, this isan orderly shutdown. Because TPM state is expected to be discarded after entering S5(Off), there are no required actions.
The TCG Platform Reset Attack Mitigation Specification permits configuring the platform
so memory is erased during boot under certain conditions. One variable is when theplatform performed an orderly shutdown or unexpectedly lost power. Because thistransition is an orderly shutdown, the OS should be able to purge secrets from the Host
Platform memory if appropriate. Host Platforms implementing the TCG Platform Reset
Attack Mitigation Specification may perform additional actions to avoid clearing memoryon the next boot according to the TCG Platform Reset Attack Mitigation Specification.

7.3.5

S1(Sleep) to S0 Working, S0 to S1

These transitions are between power states that all fully preserve the state of the TPM.
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The TPM will not be in the D3 state when this transition occurs.
The S1 resume process does not jump to a resume vector. Instead, the processors
continue execution where they stopped when entering S1.
If there are any changes to the Host Platform’s components or configuration, measuring
these changes is the responsibility of the OS.

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The Host Platform MUST NOT issue a TPM_INIT.

7.3.6

S0 (Working) to S2 (Sleep)

This transition is between power states that all fully preserve the state of the TPM.
The TPM will not be in the D3 state when this transition occurs.

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The S2 resume process does jump to a reset vector because CPU context is lost while in
S2.
A special case occurs when FW updates are installed and Host Platform code that
executes on S2 or S3 resume is modified so the measurement in PCR[0] is no longer
accurate. If a FW update has occurred since the last transition from S5 to S0, the OSshould reboot the Host Platform instead of allowing a transition to S2 or S3. If the OSdoes allow a transition to S2 or S3, as a failsafe, the SRTM is responsible for detecting
modified FW code during the S2 or S3 resume and forcing a reboot or invalidating thecontents of PCR[0]. The net result is upon a successful resume to the OS, the SRTM
measurements in PCR[0-7] contain the correct measurements for the actual S2 or S3
resume code that executed or PCR[0] has been invalidated.
If there are any other changes to the Host Platform’s components or configuration,measuring these changes is the responsibility of the OS.
1. The Host Platform MUST NOT issue a TPM_INIT.
2. The OS SHOULD NOT transition from S0 to S2 if a FW update has occurred since
the last transition from an Off state to S0.

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7.3.7

S2 (Sleep) to S0 (Working)This transition is between power states that fully preserve the state of the TPM.
The TPM will not be in the D3 state when this transition occurs.
Note: See the informative text in Section 7.3.6 S0 (Working) to S2.
This diagram illustrates the SRTM actions when resuming from S2:
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Start transition
from S2Is the TPM disabled orinvisible to the OS forthe remainder of bootcycle?

Inside the S-CRTM

No

Was FW
update installed for S2
resume code since lasttransition from the Off
state?

Yes

Yes

Restart platform toremediate?

Restart platform

No

No
Perform otherresume actions
and jump to OS
resume Vector

Yes

Perform extend in
PCR[0] to invalidate
SRTM PCR state

Optionally outside S-CRTM
Figure 8 Firmware Actions for S2 resume2245

1. The Host Platform MUST NOT issue a TPM_INIT.
2. If the TPM is visible and enabled:

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a. The SRTM MUST be able to determine whether there has been an update to any
S2 resume portion of the Platform FW since the previous transition from an Off
state. Note: The SRTM SHOULD use a method that does not significantly add tothe time it takes to resume from S2; in particular, it is not necessary for SRTM
to re-measure Platform FW code and compare this measurement to themeasurement of FW code performed at the previous transition from S4 or S5.
The determination of whether Platform Firmware changed MAY be done using asimple flag.
b. If the SRTM detects a modification to the S2 resume portion of the Platform
Firmware since the last transition from an Off state, the SRTM MUST either:
i.

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Force the Host Platform to reboot, orc. Make the contents of PCR[0] invalid by extending a value of 01h in PCR[0]. Note:
No corresponding event is logged in the event log because the OS may be
managing the log.

7.3.8

S0 (Working) to S3 (Sleep)

This transition is from a working state to a sleep state that only needs to provide thenecessary power to the TPM to maintain its saved state, not the full TPM context. Upon
resume from S3, the saved TPM state is generally restored.

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See the informative text in Section 7.3.6 (S0 (Working) to S2) for a special case regarding
FW updates.
Entering into and exiting from the S3 state is a coordinated effort between the OS andthe FW. Since there is no mandated behavior for the TPM during the various powerstates, this design and protocol assumes the TPM has only two power states: D0 and
D3. There is no requirement for the TPM to sense any of the normal Host Platform alerts
indicating a transition into the S3 power state. Nor is there a requirement for the TPM
to sense the normal Host Platform alerts indicating a transition from the S3 power
stating into the S0 power state. It is therefore a requirement that the Host Platform FW
and OS participate in notifying the TPM of these transitions.
The OS driver notifies the TPM that it is about to transition to the D3 state and thesystem is about to transition from the S0 to the S3 power states by sending the
TPM2_Shutdown(STATE) command. This notifies the TPM that it is to save the required
states into non-volatile memory. Upon resume from the S3 power state, the TPM must
be notified whether to restore a previously saved state or perform normal initialization.
This is done using the TPM2_Startup command. The initial state of the TPM can only
be determined by the components of the RTM. Therefore, the SRTM makes thedetermination as to whether the Host Platform is resuming from an Off state or the S3
power state. The SRTM must issue the TPM2_Startup command with the appropriate
parameter, indicating to the TPM whether to initialize or restore the previously saved
state of the TPM.
If TPM2_Startup(STATE) is called when there is no saved state to restore, the TPM
returns TPM_RC_VALUE. The SRTM should perform a host platform reset and send a
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Note: See the requirement in Section 7.3.1 (General Host Platform and OS Power
Requirements) for OS actions when placing the TPM in D3.
1. The OS SHOULD issue a TPM2_Shutdown(STATE) command before transitioning to
S3.
2. The Host Platform MUST NOT issue a TPM_INIT.

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3. The OS SHOULD NOT transition from S0 to S3 if a Firmware update has occurredsince the last transition from an Off state to S0 or to the Legacy state.

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S3 (Sleep) to S0( Working)This transition is a resume from an S3 suspend state. Host Platform Reset and TPM_INIT
are asserted. The SRTM issues the TPM2_Startup(STATE) command, loading thepreviously saved state, without re-measuring Pre-Boot components. The SRTM passes
control to the OS. If there are any changes to the Host Platform’s components or
configuration, measuring these changes is the responsibility of the OS.
See Section 7.3.8 (S0 (Working) to S3 (Sleep)) for more informative text regarding thistransition.

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The Platform Firmware resume code won’t jump to the OS Resume Vector while acommand is executing. If it did, the OS driver would be unsure if it should allow thecommand to complete or abort it.
The diagram below illustrates the logic for the SRTM actions when resuming from S3.

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Inside the S-CRTM
Host Platform
Reset(Start transition
from S3)

Send
TPM2_HierarchyCo
ntrol (EHDisable and
SHDisable) and Cap
PCR[0-7] with 0h

TPM2_Startup(CLE
AR)

CMD Method

Is TPM visible toOS?

No

Method of hiding
TPM

HW Method

Make TPM
inaccessible forremainder of power
cycle

Restart platform toremediate?

Yes

Reboot platform

Yes

TPM_Startup(CLEA
R)

Yes

Is TPM disabled
per FW policy?

No

Was a FW
update installed for S3
resume code since lasttransition a Off state?

Yes

No
No
TPM2_Startup(STATE)
ignoring error return code of
TPM_RC_FAILEDSELFTEST

YesDisable TPM toremediate?

No
Perform extend in
PCR[0] to invalidate
SRTM PCR state

TPM2_Startup( STATE)
ignoring error return code of
TPM_RC_FAILURE

TPM2_HierarchyCo
ntrol (EH Disable
and SH Disable) and
Cap PCR[0-7] with
0h.

Optionally perform the
TPM2_SelfTest command(may occur earlier or in
SRTM)

Optionallyoutsidethe S-CRTM

Perform otherresume actions
and jump to OS
resume Vector

Figure 9 Firmware Actions for Resume from S3

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Note: In Figure 9(Firmware actions during S3 resume), if the TPM2_Startup(STATE)
returns TPM_RC_FAILURE, it isn’t necessary to extend an error in PCR[0] to invalidate
the SRTM PCR state because the TPM is in failure mode
1. The Host Platform MUST issue a TPM_INIT.
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2. The SRTM MUST issue a TPM2_Startup command.
a. Under these conditions the SRTM MAY issue a TPM2_Startup(CLEAR)
command if:i.

The TPM is hidden from the OS,

ii. The TPM is disabled per FW policy, oriii. A FW update has occurred for the S2 or S3 portion of the Platform FW since
the last transition from S5.

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b. Otherwise, the SRTM MUST issue the TPM2_Startup(STATE) command.
c.
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d. When issuing the TPM2_Startup(STATE), the SRTM SHOULD ignore an error
resulting from the TPM entering failure mode (TPM_RC_FAILURE).
3. If the TPM is visible and enabled:

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a. The SRTM MUST be able to determine whether there has been an update to any
S3 resume portion of the FW since the previous transition from an Off state.
Note: The SRTM SHOULD use a method that does not significantly add to thetime it takes to resume from S3; in particular, it is not necessary for SRTM tore-measure FW and compare this measurement to the measurement of FW
performed at the previous transition from an Off state. The determination ofwhether FW changed MAY be done using a simple flag.
b. If the SRTM detects a modification to the S3 resume portion of the FW since thelast transition from an Off state, the SRTM MUST either:i.

Force the Host Platform to reboot, orii. The SRTM MUST:(1) Issue a TPM2_Startup(CLEAR) command,(2) Issue a TPM2_HierarchyControl (EH Disable, SH Disable) command, and
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PCR[0]. Note: No corresponding event is logged in the event log because
the OS may be managing the log.
4. The Firmware MAY issue a TPM2_SelfTest command.

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5. If the TPM2_SelfTest command immediately returns success and the TPM performs
the Self-Test actions associated with the command asynchronously, the FW MAY
launch the OS Resume Vector while the TPM2_SelfTest Self-Test actions are still inprogress.

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ACPI Device Object for TPM

In order to facilitate device discovery and OS driver loading, the platform’s ACPI namespace contains an appropriate device object for the TPM. This device scope appears in
the appropriate bus hierarchy, i.e., within the bus the TPM is on. The TPM device also
contains at a minimum, an _HID object, and resource descriptors to claim all hardware
resources consumed by the TPM. Note the TPM device for TPM 2.0 is different than 1.2.
The example below shows a minimal snippet of typical ASL.
Device (TPM) {Name (_HID, EISAID(“MSFT0101”))
Name (_CRS, ResourceTemplate() {Memory32Fixed (ReadWrite, 0xFED40000, 0x5000,)
IRQ(Level, ActiveLow, Shared) {3,5,7,9,10,11,13,15}
})

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}
If legacy IO ports or any other hardware resources are decoded by the TPM, they are
declared here also. Additionally, an _CID may be included. Per the ACPI specification,
an _CID may be a single ID, or may be a package of IDs listed in order of preference.
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The example device object below shows a vendor-specific _HID to facilitate loading of avendor specific driver. The generic TPM 1.2 PNP ID is given in the _CID object. There arealso legacy IO ports declared in this example device object.
Device (TPM) {Name (_HID, EISAID("IFX0101”))
Name (_CID, EISAID(“MSFT0101"))

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Name (_CRS, ResourceTemplate() {Memory32Fixed (ReadWrite, 0xFED40000, 0x5000,)
IRQ(Level, ActiveLow, Shared) {3,5,7,9,10,11,13,15}
IO (Decode16, 0x4700, 0x4700, 0x01, 0x0C) //IO runtime 4700h-470Ch
})

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}

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Some operating systems require all device resources to be claimed in ACPI. When the
TPM is hidden, the TPM device object will not be present in ACPI. However, if
appropriate, the platform manufacturer may claim the resources used by the TPM
through other ACPI descriptions of the platform.

8.1.1

TPM Visible

While the TPM device is visible:
1. The platform ACPI namespace MUST contain an ACPI device object in an
appropriate scope for the TPM.

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b. An _CID object with the value of “MSFT0101”,c. or an _CID object that evaluates to a package where the value “MSFT0101” isone of the IDs within the package.
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2. When present
a. The ACPI device object representing the TPM MUST claim all hardware
resources consumed by the TPM. Note: This includes any legacy IO ports andother hardware resources.
b. If there are configurable resource options, then the ACPI device object
representing the TPM MUST also contain _PRS and _SRS control methods as
required by the ACPI specification.

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8.1.2

TPM Hidden

1. While the TPM device is hidden, the platform ACPI namespace MUST NOT containan ACPI device object for the TPM or MUST return _STA “Not Present”.
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ACPI Table Usage

A system’s firmware uses an ACPI table to identify the system’s TCG capabilities to the
OS-present environment. The information in this table is not guaranteed to be valid
until the Platform Firmware performs the transition from the pre-Boot state to OSpresent state.
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The presence of the TPM2 ACPI table together with the ACPI device object is the standard
mechanism that this specification provides for an operating system to discover if a TPM
may be enumerated on the Host Platform. Operating systems should not expect to beable to use a TPM if it is not enumerated in the ACPI device list.
If the TPM device implements an interface that corresponds to the TPM 2.0 Command
Response Buffer Interface Specification, the ACPI TPM2 table points to the Control Area
memory region.

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TPM2
RSDP
TPM2 Header
Header
RSDT PTR

Control Area
Pointer

RSDT

ACPI

Header
FACP
TPM2
FACP
Header

Non-reclaimable Area

Control Area
Command
Buffer PointerResponse
Buffer PointerCommand
BufferCommand
Response
BufferFigure 10 ACPI Table
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1. The ACPI table indicated above as “TPM2” is defined in the TCG ACPI Specification
version 1.1 revision 37.
Figure 11 ACPI Table
2. The ACPI TPM2 table MUST be listed in the RSDT ACPI table if the TPM “isdiscoverable” per the definition above in Section 6 (TPM Discoverability), regardlessof whether the TPM is currently visible or not. The pointer to the TPM2 table must
be correct and the TPM2 table MUST be populated.
3. The ACPI TPM2 table MUST NOT be listed in the RSDT ACPI table if the TPM is “notdiscoverable” per the definition above in Section 6 (TPM Discoverability).

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Event Logging

9.1

TCG Defined Structures

Some of the data structures used here are derived from UEFI data structures. To
simplify parsing of the UEFI data structures, members of type UINTN have been
replaces by members of type UINT64.

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TCG_PCR_EVENT2 Structure

Each “Measurement Log” entry in the ACPI table shown in Figure 10: ACPI Table isan instance of this TCG_PCR_EVENT2 structure.
Firmware SHALL construct a list of digests for all enabled PCR banks using thefollowing structure:
typedef tdTPML_DIGEST_VALUES {2435

UNIT32

count;

TPMT_HA

digests[count];} TPML_DIGEST_VALUES;
Table 3 TCG_Digests Structure

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Type

Name

Description

UINT32count

The number of digests in the list

TPML_DIGEST_VALUES

digests

The list of tagged digests, as sent to the TPM as part of a
TPM2_PCR_Extend or as received from a TPM2_PCR_EventcommandEach entry in the Event Log SHALL use the following structure:
typedef struct tdTCG_PCR_EVENT2{

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UNIT32

pcrIndex;

UINT32

eventType;

TPML_DIGEST_VALUES

digests;

UINT32

eventSize;

BYTE

event[1];} TCG_PCR_EVENT2;
Table 4 TCG_PCR_EVENT2 Structure
Type

Name

Description

UINT32

pcrIndex

The PCR Index to which this event was extended.

UINT32

eventTypeDefined in Section 9.3.1.

TPML_DIGEST_VALUES

Digests

A counted list of tagged digests, which contain the digest of theevent data (or external data) for all active PCR banks.

UINT32

eventSize

The size of the event data.

BYTE

event

The data of the event.

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EFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT StructureThis structure is used in measuring a PE/COFF image. The structure members aredefined in the UEFI Specification.
typedef struct tdEFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT {UEFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS ImageLocationInMemory; // PE/COFF image
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UINT64

ImageLengthInMemory;

UINT64

ImageLinkTimeAddress;

UINT64

LengthOfDevicePath;UEFI_DEVICE_PATH

DevicePath[1]; // SeeUEFI spec for// the encodings.

2460} UEFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT;

9.1.3

Measuring Industry Standard Tables and Data Structures

A UEFI platform may support several industry-standard tables and data structures.
These include, but are not limited to, ACPI, SMBIOS, and so on.
From the UEFI Specification, UEFI_CONFIGURATION_TABLE must be:
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typedef struct {EFI_GUID
VendorGuid;
VOID*VendorTable;}UEFI_CONFIGURATION_TABLE;

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Event EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES MUST be used to describe the measurement ofindustry-standard tables and data structure regions. The event structure MUST be:
typedef struct tdUEFI_HANDOFF_TABLE_POINTERS {2475

UINT64

NumberOfTables;

UEFI_CONFIGURATION_TABLE

TableEntry[1];} UEFI_HANDOFF_TABLE_POINTERS;

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1. When the CRTM measures the platform firmware from system board ROM thatmaterializes UEFI Boot Services and UEFI Run Time Services, the CRTM MUST
measure the code contained in the Host Platform system board firmware.
2. The CRTM MUST also add an entry of event type = EV_S_CRTM_CONTENTS to the
Event Log (see Table 7-1). Beyond the CRTM contents, other system board code
MUST also be measured using event type EV_POST_CODE. All of the “code” events
MUST use the UEFI_PLATFORM_FORMWARE_BLOB event structure.

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3. Below is the definition of the UEFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB structure that the
CRTM MUST put into the Event Log entry TCG_PCR_EVENT2.event[1] field for events
EV_POST_CODE and EV_S_CRTM_CONTENTS.

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typedef struct tdUEFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB {2490

UEFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESSBlobBase;

UINT64

BlobLength;} UEFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB;

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Measuring UEFI Variables

This section defines the event data structures associated with the measurement of UEFI
variables.
EFI variables are key/value pairs that consist of identifying information with attributes(the key) and arbitrary data (the value) used to store information passed between theplatform and UEFI applications such as OS loaders. See section 7.2 of the UEFISpecification for more information.

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The onlyUEFI variables requiring measurement are those that effect boot policy (that is,where to get the OS Loader), and if UEFI Secure Boot is enabled those that affect the
UEFI Secure Boot policy as described in section 6.4 steps 2 and 3. Other UEFI variables,such as language, or private variables (that is, GUIDs not defined in the UEFISpecification) are measured into the appropriate PCR, depending upon usage (that is,
into PCR[1], PCR[3], or PCR[5]); for more information, see sections 5 and 6 of thisspecification. Even for boot variables that point to the same UEFI application but withdifferent optional data, the measurements is distinct as the measurement will cover theentire UEFI_LOAD_OPTION.
EFI, unlike conventional BIOS, does not need active partition table flags to dictate which
OS loader to choose. The OS loader choice is mediated by the UEFI boot options invariables. But the disk partition topology is still important to reflect the system
configuration. This configuration information is contained in a UEFI_GPT_DATA
structure. The event EV_EFI_GPT_EVENT designates the measurement of this on-disk
geometry, and the event log data structure is described below.
For Event types = EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG and EV_EFI_VARIABLE_BOOT,
the event log entries share a common data structure, namely UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.
EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG is used to designate the measurement of
ANYUEFI variable, with the exception of the boot variables listed below.
typedef struct tdUEFI_VARIABLE_DATA {UEFI_GUID

VariableName;UINT64

UnicodeNameLength;

UINT64

VariableDataLength;

CHAR16

UnicodeName[1];INT8VariableData[1];// Driver or platform-specific data

} UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA;
For the boot variable measurement, the data to be recorded are precisely described in
the UEFI specification. Specifically, there is event type EV_EFI_VARIABLE_BOOT. The

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UEFI firmware MUST measure BootOrder and UEFI Boot#### variables. The event
structure for this measurement shares UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA.
typedef struct {UEFI_PARTITION_TABLE_HEADER UEFIPartitionHeader;

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UINT64

NumberOfPartitions;

UEFI_PARTITION_ENTRY

Partitions [1];} UEFI_GPT_DATA;

9.2

Measurement Event Entries and Log

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The value within a PCR is used both for Sealed Storage and for attestation. When used
for attestation, the raw hash value carries little meaning. Therefore, more meaningfulstructures are used that carry with them information. This information is contained
withinthestructure
TCG_PCREvent2.event described in Section
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The procedure for creating the measurement is to perform a hash of the data contained
within the TCG_PCR_EVENT2.event field for each supported hash algorithm andconstruct a TPMT_HA structure. The resulting tagged hashes are placed into the
TCG_PCR_EVENT2.digests field and used as the data in the TPM2_Extend operation.
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These structures are stored as an unstructured array within the Measured Boot Log.
None of the Pre-Boot entities, including ACPI, are required to interpret this data. A Boot
Manager, a Pre-Boot Authentication Application or an OS can obtain a copy of the log
using the GetEventLog API defined in the EFI Protocol Specification. Once the OS
controls the Host Platform, it is expected to read this data and transfer it to its own
event log.

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Due to the characteristics of the hashing operation, the verification of the Measurement
Log entries is order-dependent. This, by the way, is a beneficial characteristic by adding
trust in the order of the events. That is, if measurement A is taken and Measurement
Log entry A is created, followed by a measurement B and creation of a Measurement Log
entry B, it is important to a verifier that the sequence of Measurement Log entry A and
Measurement Log entry B be deterministic.
The event ordering within the event log is sequential. This convention provides aconsistent view of when events occurred globally rather than relative to each PCR. For
example, if the following sequence occurred, the event log would appear as (assuming
the event just prior to event A was event #12):
Measure event A into PCR[2] -> Event 13
Measure event B into PCR[2] -> Event 14
Measure event C into PCR[3] -> Event 15
Measure event D into PCR[2] -> Event 16

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Note: Events are not numbered in the event log because the event structure does notcontain an event number. Furthermore, from a security perspective, there is no way todetect if events in the log were re-ordered as long as the events for each individual PCR
are sequential.
No log of events is recorded by the firmware if the TPM is hidden or disabled.

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After the invocation of UEFI_TREE_GET_EVENT_LOG the system may generate
additional events, including the results of the EVT_SIGNAL_EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES(EBS). EBS terminates all boot services so that the UEFI Get Event Log function is nolonger usable, thus the need to have a declarative variant of the events in a data
structure that persists into OS runtime.

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1. The hash used MUST be the hash identified by the algorithmID field recorded by
Platform Firmware in the TCG_EfiSpecIdEvent Structure as specified in Section
9.3.4.1. There MAY be more than one.
2. Procedure:a. Set A to an instantiation of a TCG_PCClient_PCR_Event2 structure.

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b. Set A.pcrIndex to the index of the PCR to be extended.
c. Set A.eventType to the specified Event Type defined in Section 9.3.1 (Event
Types).
d. Fill A.event with either the data to be measured or description of data to bemeasured and set A.eventSize to the size of A.event.

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e. A.digests = A TPML_DIGEST_VALUES structure:i.

Set B.count to the number of digests in the list

ii. Create C= B.digests[count]:(1) Set C.hashAlg to algorithmID of first implemented hash algorithm(2) Create C.digest by hashing the A.event using C.hashAlg
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(3) Repeat for each implemented hash algorithmiii. Create B.digests by appending each instance of C to create TPMT_HA
structure. Similar to the TPMT_HA structure used in TPM commands, thefields are densely packet, i.e., if the result of the hashing algorithm is 20 bytes,
the C.digest field is only 20 bytes. The fields B.count and C.hashAlg are
encoded in little-endian format.
f. Extend A.pcrIndex using A.digest as the value for each implemented PCR bank.

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Note for steps d and e: The description used here is not to be taken literally for all
event types. Where the event field will contain data or structures, this statement is
to be taken literally and the event field is to be filled in. However, when measuringcode, it is not practical to place the entire code area into the event field just to takethe hash of it. Also, it is not expected for the event field to contain the entire code

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area in the event log for these event types. For precise contents of this field, refer tothe description of the event type.
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3. The first log entry in the measurement log MUST start at the Measurement Log Start
Address. Subsequent measurements MUST be contiguous.
4. The first entry in the log MUST be the specification event. See Section 9.3.4.1(Specification ID Version Event). Note: This event is not extended.
5. The sequence of the Measurement Log entries MUST be in the same sequence thatthe events were extended into the TPM PCRs.

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6. If the TPM is disabled or hidden, Platform Firmware MUST not record any log entries.

9.3

Event Descriptions

Each event recorded in the Event Log is tagged as a particular event type. This section
specifies all the event type tags that must or may be added to the Event Log on a PC
client platform compliant to this specification.
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The value within a PCR is used for sealed storage, attestation, and re-construction of
the boot flow. The raw hash value in a PCR is sufficient for sealed storage, but not forattestation or replay.
Event Log entries add value to the raw hash values in PCRs for attestation as well as forre-constructing the events that triggered the measurements into the PCRs.

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9.3.1

Event Types

One element in an Event Log entry is TCG_PCR_EVENT2.EventType (see section 9.1.1).
Table 5, below, is normative and specifies all the event types that can be used in an
Event Log entry for the measurement events specified in this document for a UEFI
platform.
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The value associated with these UEFI specific platform event types must not overlap
with the event type values already defined for other TCG platform architecture
specifications.
EFI platforms may also use non-EFI specific events from the PC Client Implementation
Specification for Conventional BIOS, including but not limited to, EV_POST_CODE,
EV_SEPARATOR,
EV_S_CRTM_VERSION,
EV_S_CRTM_CONTENTS
andEV_NO_ACTION. This specification does not speak to measurement of optional tagged
events, as defined in the TCG v1.21 PC Client Implementation Specification forConventional BIOS, section 10.4.2. A composite platform that supports UEFI andconventional BIOS may have such entries in the Event Log.
The value associated with a UEFI specific platform event type MUST be in the range
between 0x80000000 and 0x800000FF, inclusive.
The event types in Table 5 are defined for the field TCG_PCR_EVENT2.eventType.
Table 5 Events
Value

Label

Description00h

EV_PREBOOT_CERTReserved for future use

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Value

Label

Description

01h

EV_POST_CODE
This event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCR[0] only to record POST code, embedded SMM
code, ACPI flash data, BIS code or manufacturer-controlled
embedded option ROMs as a binary image.
The digest field contains the tagged hash of the code or data to
be measured (e.g., POST portion of Platform Firmware) for each
PCR bank.
The event field SHOULD NOT contain the actual code or data,
but MAY contain informative information about the POST code.
For POST code, the event data SHOULD be “POST CODE”.
For embedded SMM code, the event data SHOULD be “SMM
CODE”.
For ACPI flash data, the event data SHOULD be “ACPI DATA”.
For BIS code, the event data SHOULD be “BIS CODE”.
For embedded option ROMs, the event data SHOULD be“Embedded UEFI Driver”.
See Section 2.4.4.1.

02h

EV_UNUSEDThe event type was never used and is considered reserved.

03h

EV_NO_ACTION
This event MUST NOT extend any PCR

The fields: pcrIndex and digests MUST contain the value 0 for
active PCR banks.
The event field contains informative data that was not extended
into any PCR.

04h

EV_SEPARATOR
This event MUST extend the PCRs 0
through 7 inclusive.

Used for PCRs[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7].
Per Section 2.4.2, used to indicate an error occurred recording
the CRTM, POST BIOS, or Embedded Option ROMs. For thissituation, the digest field MUST contain the tagged digest of thevalue 00000001h. The event field is arbitrary to allow platform
manufacturers to include an indication of what error occurred orother useful troubleshooting information.
Per Section 7.2, used to delimit actions taken during the pre-OS
and OS environments. For this situation, the digests field MUST
contain the tagged hash of the event data for each PCR bank.
The event data size MUST be 4. The event field MUST containthe hex value 00000000h or FFFFFFFFh.

05h

EV_ACTION
This event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCRs [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6].
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the event field foreach PCR bank.
A specific action measured as a string defined in Section 9.3.2.

06h

EV_EVENT_TAG

This event is deprecated07h

EV_S_CRTM_CONTENTS
This event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCR[0].
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the SRTM for each
PCR bank.
The event field SHOULD NOT contain the actual SRTM code but
MAY contain informative information about the SRTM code.
See Section 2.4.4.1.

08h

EV_S_CRTM_VERSIONThis event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCR[0] only.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the event field foreach PCR bank.
The event field contains the version string of the SRTM.
See Section 2.4.4.1.

09h

EV_CPU_MICROCODE
This event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCR[1] only.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the microcode patch
applied for each PCR bank.
The event field contains a descriptor of the microcode patch.
See Section 2.4.4.2.

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Value

Label

Description

0Ah

EV_PLATFORM_CONFIG_FLAGSThis event MUST extend the PCR

Used in PCR[1] only.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the event field foreach PCR bank.
The event field contents are manufacturer implementationspecific but MUST represent whether each optional PCR[1]measurement is measured or not for the set of measurementsthat can be toggled by the platform owner.
See Section 2.4.4.2.

0Bh

EV_TABLE_OF_DEVICES
This event MUST extend the PCR

Used in PCR[1] only.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the event field foreach PCR bank.
The event field contents are manufacturer implementationspecific.
The event field contains the Platform Manufacturer-provided
Table of Devices or other Platform Manufacturer-defined
information. The Platform Manufacturer defines the content andformat of the Table of Devices. The Host Platform Certificate may
provide a reference to the meaning of these structures and data.
See Section 2.4.4.2.

0Ch

EV_COMPACT_HASHThis event MUST extend the PCR

May be used for any PCRs except 0, 1, 2, or 3.
The event field MAY be informative or MAY be hashed togenerate the digests field, depending on the component recording
the event.
This event is measured using the
TCG_CompactHashLogExtendEvent. While it can be used by any
component, it is typically used by Boot Manager Code to measure
events. The contents of the event field are specified by the caller.
See Section 2.4.4.5
This event may also be used by Platform Firmware vendors tomeasure events into PCR[6].
See Section 2.4.4.7

0Dh

EV_IPL

This event is deprecated.

0Eh

EV_IPL_PARTITION_DATA

This event is deprecated

0Fh

EV_NONHOST_CODE
This event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCR[0] only.
The executable component of any Non-Host Platform.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the Non-Host
Platform code for each PCR bank.
The event field may be determined by the platform manufacturer.
See Section 2.4.4.1.

10h

EV_NONHOST_CONFIG
This event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCR[1] only.
Configuration information or data associated with a Non-Host
Platform.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the Non-Host
Platform configuration information for each PCR bank.
The event field is defined by the platform manufacturer.
See Section 2.4.4.2.

11h

EV_NONHOST_INFOThis event MUST extend the PCR

Used for PCR[0] only.
Information about the presence of a Non-Host Platform.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the event field foreach PCR bank.
The event field could be, but is not required to be, informationsuch as the Non-Host Platform manufacturer, model, type,version, etc. The event field is defined by the platform
manufacturer.
See Section 2.4.4.1.

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Value

Label

Description

12h

EV_OMIT_BOOT_DEVICE_EVENTSUsed for PCR[4] only.
The digests field contains the tagged hash of the event field foreach PCR bank.
The event field MUST be “BOOT ATTEMPTS OMITTED” in all
caps.
See Section 2.4.4.5.

0x80000000

EV_EFI_EVENT_BASE

Base value for allUEFI platform event type values below

0x80000001

EV_EFI_VARIABLE_DRIVER_CONFIG

May be used for PCR[1, 3 or 5]
This event is used to measure configuration for EFI Variables.
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the variable data,
e.g. variable data, GUID, or unicode string for each PCR bank.
The Event field MUST be a UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA structure.
See Section 9.1.50x80000002

EV_EFI_VARIABLE_BOOT

Used for PCR[ 1] Only
This event is used to measure boot variables.
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the UEFI Boot####variables and the BootOrder variable for each PCR bank.
The Event field MUST be a UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA structure
See Section 9.1.50x80000003

EV_EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_APPLICATION

Used for PCR[2,4] Only
This event measures information about the specific application
loaded from the Boot Device.
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the normalized
code from the loadedUEFI Boot Services application for each
PCR bank.
The event field MUST contain a UEFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT
structure.
See Section

0x80000004

EV_EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_DRIVER

PCR[0,2]The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the normalized
code from the loadedUEFI Boot Services driver for each PCR
bank.
The event field contains a UEFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT structure
See Section 9.1.20x80000005

EV_EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES_DRIVER

Used for PCR[0,2] Only
This event measures information about embedded and add-in
adapters with UEFI drivers.
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the normalized
code from the loadedUEFI Runtime Services driver for each PCR
bank.
The Event field MUST contain a UEFI_IMAGE_LOAD_EVENT
structure.
See Section 9.1.20x80000006

EV_EFI_GPT_EVENT

Used for PCR[5] Only
This event measures the UEFI GPT Table.
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the GPT Table foreach PCR bank.
The event data MUST be a UEFI_GPT_DATA structure.
See Section 9.1.5.

0x80000007

EV_EFI_ACTION

Used for PCR[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of Event field for each
PCR bank.
A specific action measured as an EFI string defined in Section
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Value

Label

Description

0x80000008

EV_EFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB

Used for PCR[0, 2,4] Only
This event measures information about non PE/COFF images.
This allows for non-PE/COFF images in PCR[2] or PCR[4].
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of all the code
(PE/COFF .text sections or other) for each PCR bank.
The event MUST be a UEFI_PLATFORM_FIRMWARE_BLOB
structure.
See Section 9.1.40x80000009

EV_EFI_HANDOFF_TABLES

Used for PCR[1]
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the system
configuration tables which are referenced by entries in
UEFI_HANDOFF_TABLE_POINTERS for each PCR bank.
The event field contains the UEFI table
UEFI_HANDOFF_TABLE_POINTERS.
See Section 9.1.3.

0x80000010

EV_EFI_HCRTM_EVENT

Used for PCR[0] Only
This event is used to record an event for the digest extended to
PCR[0] as part of an H-CRTM event.
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the H-CRTM event
data for each PCR bank
The Event Data MUST be the string: “HCRTM”.
See Section 2.4.5.1

0x800000E0

EV_EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHORITY

Used for PCR[7] Only
This event describes the Secure Boot variables.
The digests field contains the tagged Hash of the
UEFI_SIGNATURE_DATA value from the
UEFI_SIGNATURE_LIST used to validate the loaded image foreach PCR bank.
The event field contains a UEFI_VARIABLE_DATA structure.
See Section 9.1.5.

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EV_ACTION Event Types

For each EV_ACTION event produced by the platform, Platform Firmware MUST create
the event indicated below in the following actions strings. The strings below are enclosed
in quotes for clarity; the actual log entries SHALL NOT include the quote characters.
They SHALL be logged using the following:
TCG_PCR_EVENT2.EventType = 05h (the value for the EV_ACTION event type from thetable in Section 11.3.1)
TCG_PCR_EVENT2.digests = the tagged hash (for each PCR bank) of the Event[] field

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Table 6 EV_ACTION Event types
ActionIndex1

StringPurpose and Comments

PCR

0“Calling Ready to Boot”

BIOS is calling Ready to Boot. If no
additional strings are posted in log, thatmeans the Boot Manager did not return
control to Platform Firmware.

4

1“Returned Ready to Boot”

Entering the Ready to Boot handler. Thismeans either Platform Firmware hastransferred control to the Ready to Boot
handler; or Platform Firmware received
control back from a failed IPL.
NOTE: The term “returned” is ananachronism originating from a previously
misdefined usage of this event; however,there is no reason to change the string.

4

2“Return via INT 18h”

Deprecatedn/a3“Booting BCV Device s”

BIOS is IPL/Booting a BCV Device.
The value ‘s’ is an ASCII string thatunambiguously describes the boot device.
This SHOULD include an indication oflogical or physical device location and any
ID string returned by the device.
May be deprecated in a future version ofthis specification

4

4“Booting BEV Device s”

BIOS is IPL/Booting a BEV Device.
The value ‘s’ is an ASCII string suppliedby the BEV device.
May be deprecated in a future version ofthis specification

4

5“Entering ROM Based Setup”

BIOS is entering ROM-Based Setup or
Option ROM-Based Setup during pre-bootenvironment. If the Host Platform isdesigned to always perform a Host
Platform Reset upon exit from the ROMBased Setup Utility, then thismeasurement does not have to be made.
See sections 2.4.4.2 and 2.4.4.4.

1 or 3

6“Booting to Parties n”

BIOS is IPL/Booting from a PARTIES
Partition #n.
The value ‘n’ is the actual numeric valueof the partition number represented as a
printable ASCII hex value (e.g., partition
zero would get the string value “0”), where
N is the index into the BEER table.
May be deprecated in a future version ofthis specification.

4

7“User Password Entered”

User has entered the correct user
password at Platform Firmware userinterface. See note in Section 2.4.4.2.

18“Administrator Password Entered”

User has entered the correct administrator
password at Platform Firmware userinterface. See note in Section 2.4.4.2.

1

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StringPurpose and Comments

PCR

9“Password Failure”

The password typed at Platform Firmware
user interface did not match the stored
password after a specified number of
retries.
See Section 2.4.4.2.

1

10“Wake Event n”

Deprecated

n/a

11

“Boot Sequence User Intervention”

User altered the boot sequence.

1

12“Chassis Intrusion”

The case was opened.

113“Non Fatal Error”

A non-fatal POST error (e.g., keyboard
failure) was encountered. This is any errorthat allows the system to continue theboot process.

1

14“Start Option ROM Scan”

Deprecated

n/a

15

“Unhiding Option ROM Code”

Deprecated

n/a

16

“<OpRom Specific non-IPL String>”

Deprecated

n/a

17

“<OpRom Specific IPL String>”

Deprecated

n/a

18

“HDD Password Entered”

User has entered the correct HDD (Pyrite)
password at Platform Firmware userinterface. See note in Section 2.4.4.2.

1

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The EV_EFI_ACTION event type defined in Table 7, below extends into a specific PCR
the measurement of a specific string value that indicates a specific event occurred
during the platform or OS boot process.
Note: The opening and closing quote characters shown in the String Value column ofTable 7 must not be included in the TCG_PCR_EVENT2.Event field and must not be
included in the input to the measurement function.

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Table 7, below, specifies all the specific string values that can be used for
EV_EFI_ACTION on a UEFI platform.
Table 7 EV_EFI_ACTION Strings
ActionIndex2StringPurpose and Comments

PCR

1“Calling UEFI Application from Boot Option”

Boot Manager attempting to execute codefrom a Boot Option
See Section 7.2.4

4

2“Returning from UEFI Application from Boot
Option”

Attempt to execute code from Boot Option
was unsuccessful
See Section 7.2.4

4

3“Exit Boot Services Invocation“

Boot Manager has sent the call to UEFI to
end Boot Services.
See Section 7.2.4

5

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PCR

4“Exit Boot Services Returned with Failure”

UEFI encountered an error closing Boot
Services
See Section 7.2.4

5

5“Exit Boot Services Returned with Success”

UEFI successfully existed Boot Services
and pre-Boot environment has been
terminated
See Section 7.2.4

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EV_NO_ACTION Event Types

For each EV_NO_ACTION event produced by the platform, Platform Firmware MUST
create the event indicated in this section. EV_NO_ACTION events MUST not extend the
PCR, but they are recorded in the event log. They SHALL be logged using the following
event structure:
TCG_PCClient_PCR_EVENT2.pcrIndex = 0

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TCG_PCClient_PCR_EVENT2.eventType = 03h (the value for the EV_NO_ACTION event
type from the table in Section 11.3.1)
TCG_PCClient_PCR_EVENT2.digests = 0 (for all PCR banks)
TCG_PCClient_PCR_EVENT2.event[] = one of the events described below

9.3.4.1
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Specification ID Version Event

The first event in the event log is the Specification ID version. This event is not extended
to a PCR. This event provides information to a caller about what version of thespecification is implemented by firmware. Because it contains digest size information
which cannot be interpreted by the parser, the TCG_EfiSpecIDEvent{} structure will be
the payload of a TCG_PCR_EVENT{} structure with a digest field size of 20 bytes. It isan EV_NO_ACTION event type.
typedef struct tdTCG_EfiSpecIdEventAlgorithmSize {UINT16algorithmId;

UINT16

digestSize;} TCG_EfiSpecIdEventAlgorithmSize;
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Table 8 TCG_EfiSpecIdEventAlgorithmSize
Type

Name

Description

UINT16algorithmID

This value of this field SHALL be the algorithm ID (hashAlg) of
the Hash used by BIOS NOTE: Systems that support multiple
active PCR banks may report more than one algorithm ID.

UINT16

digestSize

The size of the digest produced by the implented Hash
algorithm.

typedef struct tdTCG_EfiSpecIdEventStruct {
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signature[16];UINT32

platformClass;

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UINT8

specVersionMinor;

UINT8

specVersionMajor;

UINT8

specErrata;

UINT8

uintnSize;UINT32

numberOfAlgorithms;

TCG_EfiSpecIdEventAlgorithmSize
digestSizes[numberOfAlgorithms];

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UINT8

vendorInfoSize;

BYTE

vendorInfo[VendorInfoSize];} TCG_EfiSpecIDEventStruct;
Table 9 TCG_EfiSpecIdEventStruct9.3.4.2
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Type

Name

Description

BYTE[16]Signature

The null terminated ASCII string”SpecIDEvent03”.
SHALL be set to {0x53, 0x70, 0x65, 0x63, 0x20, 0x49, 0x44,
0x20, 0x45, 0x76, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x30, 0x33, 0x00}.

UINT32

platformClassThe value for the Platform Class. The enumberation isdefined in the TCG ACPI Specification Client Common
Header.

UINT8

specVersionMinor

The PC Client Platform Profile Specification minor version
number this BIOS supports. Any BIOS supporting thisversion (2.0) MUST set this value to 0x00.

UINT8

specVersionMajor

The PC Client Platform Profile Specification major version
number this BIOS supports. Any BIOS supporting thisversion (2.0) MUST set this value to 0x02.

UINT8

specErrata

The PC Client Platform Profile Specification errata version
number this BIOS supports. Any BIOS supporting thisversion (2.0) MUST set this value to 0x02.

UINT8

uintnSize

Specifies the size of the UINTN fields used in various data
structures used in this specification. 0x01 indicates UINT32
and 0x02 indicates UINT64.

UINT32

numberOfAlgorithms

The number of Hash algorithms supported by this BIOS.
This field MUST be set to a value of 0x01 or greater.

TCG_EfiSpecIdEventAlgorith
mSize[numberOfAlgorithms]

digestSizes

Each TCG_EfiSpecIdEventAlgorithmSize contains analgorithmId and digestSize, the first of which is a Hash
algorithmID and the second is the size of the respective
digest.

UINT8

vendorInfoSize

Size in bytes of the VendorInfo field. Maximum value MUST
be FFh bytes.

BYTE[VendorInfoSize]

vendorInfo

Provided for use by Platform Firmware implementer. The
value might be used, for example, to provide more detailed
information about the specific BIOS such as BIOS revision
numbers, etc. The values within this field are notstandardized and are implementer-specific. Platform-specificor -unique information MUST NOT be provided in this field.

BIOS Integrity Measurement Reference Manifest Event

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ReferenceManifestGuid;} TCG_Sp800-155-PlatformId_EventStruct;
Table 10 BIM Reference Manifest Event

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Type

Name

Description

UINT32

VendorId

Where Vendor ID is an integer definedat http://www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers

EFI_GUID

ReferenceManifestGuid

ReferenceManifestGuid is the 16-byte identifier of a given platform’s static
configuration of code.

9.3.4.3

2725

Startup Locality Event

The Startup Locality event should be placed in the log before any event which extends
to PCR[0]. This allows software which needs to parse the TCG Event Log to initialize its
internal PCR state correctly. See Section 2.4.4.1.
typedef struct tdTCG_EfiStartupLocalityEvent {BYTE

Signature[16];UINT8StartupLocality;} TCG_EfiStartupLocalityEvent;
Table 11 Startup Locality Event

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Type

Name

Description

BYTE[16]Signature

The null terminated ASCII string “StartupLocality” SHALL be set
to {0x53 0x74 0x61 0x72 0x74 0x75 0x70 0x4C 0x6F 0x63 0x61
0x6C 0x69 0x74 0x79 0x00}

UINT8

StartupLocality

SHALL be the value of the Locality Indicator which sent the
TPM2_Startup command.
NOTE: The startup Locality can only be Locality 0 or Locality 3.
In the case where an HCRTM event occurred, this event may
not be used.

Vendor Specific Events

PC OEM’s may define their own events for PCR[6]. Some events may use the event type
EV_NO_ACTION. The events will be present in the event log, but won’t extend a PCR.
PC OEM’s may also define events that extend a PCR.
Platform specific events that extend the PCR MUST use the event type
EV_COMPACT_HASH. Each event that extends PCR[6] SHALL be logged with thefollowing structure, where event data is a unique string pre-pended with the platform
OEM name:

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TCG_PCClient_PCR_EVENT2.pcrIndex = 6
TCG_PCClient_PCR_EVENT2.eventType = 0Ch (the value for the EV_COMPACT_HASH
event type from the table in Section 11.3.1)

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PCR banks)
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TPM 2.0 augments the concept of Physical Presence with the Platform Hierarchy
authorization. The majority of PC Client platforms implemented with TPM 1.2 utilizedcommand-based Physical Presence, using the command TSC_PhysicalPresence, insteadof a physical button. Because the platform hierarchy is the point of control for the stateof the TPM, it is important that the platform hierarchy be properly protected.
Platform Firmware MUST protect access to the Platform Hierarchy and prevent accessto the platform hierarchy by non-manufacturer-controlled components.
1. Platform Firmware SHALL:

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a. Disable the platform Hierarchy, orb. If the Platform Hierarchy is enabled:
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If the TPM is hidden, platform firmware MUST change platformAuth to arandom value prior to disabling the TPM as defined in Section 6 (TPM
Discoverability).

ii. If the TPM is visible, platform firmware MUST change platformAuth to arandom value prior to executing 3rd party code, e.g. non-manufacturer
controlled UEFI applications.

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With the advent of Hash algorithm agility within TPM 2.0, it is possible for a TPM to be
configured with one (or more) Hash algorithm at the beginning of a platform’s service
life and have the Hash algorithm be changed at a later point it the platform’s service
life. If the OS present environment is using the TPM to protect secrets, it is desirable
to have a way convert TPM protected secrets from the Hash algorithm and PCR
allocation with which they were instantiated to the new Hash algorithm and PCR
configuration without have to unseal the secrets from the TPM. To support this, theTCG PC Client Physical Presence Interface Specification version 1.3 revision 52
introduced optional PPI operation 33 (LogAllDigests) to support predictive event logs.
If the Platform Firmware supports predictive event logs, the requirements in thissection must be implemented as defined. As an example, an OS that wants to change
the PCR allocation and update its sealed objects will send a PPI operation 33 toplatform firmware and reboot the system. After user confirmation, platform firmware
will log digests for all supported hash algorithms and boot to the OS. The OS will
receive all the digests for all events and migrate its objects to the desired hashalgorithm. Following this, the OS will send a PPI operation to change the PCR
allocation to the desired state. After the platform firmware performs this second PPI
operation, it will produce the event log with the digests for the allocated PCRs.
It is likely, but not required, that Platform Firmware will have internal flags to track
this state, as the requirement to calculate the predicative Event Log will only benecessary for one boot cycle (within which the OS present environment will recalculate
and reseal its secrets).
If predictive event logs are supported, Platform Firmware SHALL implement all of thefollowing requirements:
1. Platform Firmware MUST support the TCG Physical Presence Operation 33(LogAllDigests).

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2. Platform Firmware MUST measure and record all mandatory events for the currently
active PCR banks.
3. Platform Firmware MAY measure and record optional events for the currently active
PCR banks.

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4. On only the first reboot following receipt of PPI Operation 33 (LogAllDigests), Platform
Firmware MUST:
a. Calculate the tagged Hash for all supported algorithms for all events measured
and recording in steps 1 and 2.
b. Construct the correctly formatted Event Log and record all events with the tagged
Hash from step 3a.

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12 Supporting TCG Opal SSC Block SID enabled devices
The TCG Storage-Feature Set Block SID Authentication Specification defines amechanism by which a host application can alert a storage device to block attempts toauthenticate the SID authority until a subsequent device power cycle occurs.

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This mechanism may be used by Platform Firmware to prevent malicious entities fromtaking ownership of a TCG Opal storage device which has not been owned.
The TCG PC Client Physical Presence Interface Specification version 1.3 revision 52
introduced PPI operations 96-101 as a convenience to provide a standard way for OSpresent applications which can manage a TCG Opal storage device to interface with
Platform Firmware through the PPI interface. These operations are optional, but if
implemented require corresponding functionality within the platform firmware to
respond to these requests.
If a platform supports PPI operations 96-101, Platform Firmware MUST implement
support for the TCG Storage-Feature Set Block SID Authentication Specification.

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