Securely recovering a computing device

A machine-readable non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor in a computing device cause the computing device to perform the steps of:

• loading, from a first storage of the computing device, a code image digitally signed by a signature into a second storage of the computing device;
• determining if the code image is certified by verifying the signature using a fingerprint embedded within a read only memory (ROM) of the computing device;
• and
• executing the code image if the code image is certified to establish an operating environment of the computing device.

A computing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instruction that when executed by the processor cause the computing device to carry out the steps of:
• loading, from a first storage of the computing device, a code image digitally signed by a signature into a second storage of the computing device;
• determining if the code image is certified by verifying the signature using a fingerprint embedded within a read only memory (ROM) of the computing device;
• executing the code image if the code image is certified to establish an operating environment of the computing device;
• and
• entering a Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) mode if the code image is not certified to establish the operating environment of the computing device, wherein the DFU mode performs system management tasks for the computing device.