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The Secure boot feature provides the authentication to ensure that the switch runs the intended software and no malicious
party has altered the intended software.
Secure boot validates the firmware and operating system running on the switch and, if there is an authentication failure, it
disallows booting into the switch.
Secure boot requires an immutable Root of Trust. The BIOS is the immutable Root of Trust in your switch.
GRUB locates the SHIM LOCK protocol and registers the SHIM verify function to be used after any load image it performs.
Thereafter, the image that is loaded by GRUB is verified before it is run.
Secure boot keys
Secure boot supports the following keys:
● Dell Networking
● Microsoft
● Cumulus
● Big Switch Networks
Secure boot files
For secure boot, the .bin file is replaced with the .tar file. The .tar archive file has both the .bin file and the .sig file to
verify the secure boot .bin file. You do not have to untar the .tar file to access the .bin file.
NOTE:
If you specify the .bin file, the .sig file MUST be in the same location as the .bin file.
Installation
If the installation is unsuccessful because of an issue with keys; for example, the keys do not match, an error message displays:
ONIE: Executing installer: tftp://onie-server/onie-updater-x86_64.tar
Failure: Verification Failure
If the installation is unsuccessful because of an issue with the signature; for example, if you untar the .tar file or if the
signature file is not in the correct location, an error message displays:
ONIE: Executing installer: diag-installer-x86_64-dellemc_<platform>_c3538-r0-x.xx.x.x-
x-2020-02-16.tar
Failure: Not found signature file
If the installation is successful, the following displays:
Successful install:
ONIE: Executing installer: file:///lib/onie/onie-updater.tar
Verifying image checksum ... OK.
Preparing image archive ... OK.
ONIE: Version
ONIE: Architecture
ONIE: Machine
ONIE: Machine Rev
ONIE: Config Version: 1
ONIE: Build Date
40
Secure boot
: x.xx.x.x-x
: x86_64
: dellemc_<platform>_c3538
: 0
: 2020-02-23T19:09-08:00
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