Secure Boot: What Is It, and Do I Need It? - Fabio Tranchitella, Northern.tech

Secure Boot: What Is It, and Do I Need It? - Fabio Tranchitella, Northern.tech

Secure boot is a term heavily used within connected devices and IoT in particular, but it can also apply for other computing devices such as laptops and smartphones. A lot of confusion exists around what “secure boot” means because some hardware vendors have named their own implementation the same, or some variation of it, even though the general term is commonly used for a more broad implementation. This makes it difficult to understand what secure boot is, and which elements can be interesting in a given context. This talk aims to clear up the confusion around secure boot, in particular covering implementations in connected devices and IoT, where secure boot is very relevant. In this talk we will: * Decompose secure boot: the different use cases and technologies involved * Demonstrate real-world threats and use cases where secure boot can prevent * Cover threats where secure boot cannot help * Provide market data on the status of implementation of secure boot in IoT * List key components that you need to worry about for supporting secure boot