Nicolas Iooss
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Python 3.5 introduced `bytes.hex` to represent bytes in hexadecimal: https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/stdtypes.html#bytes.hex This function directly returns a string, contrary to `binascii.hexlify` which returns bytes. Using `binascii.hexlify` without transforming the output to string actually produced buggy output. For example: $ ./chipsec_util.py spidesc spi_rom.bin ... + 0x0000 Reserved : 0xb'FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF' This `b'` is not desired. Using `bytes.hex` fixes this issue and makes the code simpler. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_git@polytechnique.org>
CHIPSEC: Platform Security Assessment Framework
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.
NOTE: This software is for security testing purposes. Use at your own risk. Read WARNING.txt before using.
First version of CHIPSEC was released in March 2014: Announcement at CanSecWest 2014
Recent presentation on how to use CHIPSEC to find vulnerabilities in firmware, hypervisors and hardware configuration, explore low level system assets and even detect firmware implants: Exploring Your System Deeper
Release Convention
- CHIPSEC uses a major.minor.patch release version number
- Changes to the arguments or calling conventions will be held for a minor version update
Projects That Include CHIPSEC
Contact Us
For any questions or suggestions please contact us at: chipsec@intel.com
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For AMD related questions or suggestions please contact Gabriel Kerneis at: Gabriel.Kerneis@ssi.gouv.fr