NR4400 Secure Boot
Secure Boot is a fundamental security feature of modern computing equipment that can be used to ensure that only trusted software can be loaded and executed during the boot process. It helps protect the computing platform from loading malicious firmware or rootkits by verifying the software's digital signature before execution. This provides a "root of trust" that underlies that platforms normal security mechanisms like authentication and encryption, and provides confidence to customers that their system is running the software it is supposed to be running.
The NR4400 series of products use a "best in class" secure boot mechanism, that utilizes:
- Bootloader firmware signature verification, which is built into the CPU itself, but configured with Gearlinx specific signing keys at the factory.
- A TPM 2.0 device for storing secrets such as storage encryption keys, and providing the capability to "attest" to the current state of the running system.
- Bootloader enforced signature verification for Gearlinx application firmware
We have confidence and provide our customers peace of mind that when using a Gearlinx product, you will only ever run Gearlinx production approved images.
