CHIPSEC: Platform Security Assessment Framework
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CHIPSEC is a framework for analyzing the security of PC platforms including hardware, system firmware (BIOS/UEFI), and platform components. It includes a security test suite, tools for accessing various low level interfaces, and forensic capabilities. It can be run on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and UEFI shell. Instructions for installing and using CHIPSEC can be found in the [manual](chipsec-manual.pdf).

NOTE: This software is for security testing purposes. Use at your own risk. Read [WARNING.txt](chipsec/WARNING.txt) before using.

Questions? Enter a new issue labeled as question, or e-mail chipsec@intel.com.

First version of CHIPSEC was released in March 2014:
[Announcement at CanSecWest 2014](https://cansecwest.com/slides/2014/Platform%20Firmware%20Security%20Assessment%20wCHIPSEC-csw14-final.pdf) and first public release!

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