Hardware-protected system measurements

Abstract

Devices and techniques that provide hardware-protected system measurements are described herein. A system comprises a memory device accessible by a first device and a host device, wherein the first device is configured for use with the host device; processing circuitry coupled to the memory device; and programmable read-only memory coupled to the memory device, the programmable read-only memory comprising instructions to: initialize the first device; validate firmware that is to execute on the first device; obtain a measurement of the firmware; store the measurement in the memory device; and initiate execution of the firmware.

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