Firmware Transparency: Open All the Way Down

Explore the world of firmware transparency in this 21-minute talk by Josh Triplett from Intel. Delve into the challenges and progress of developing open-source firmware for system-on-chip (SoC) components, which often run before the OS or BIOS. Learn about the efforts to improve platform transparency and trust through open-source initiatives. Discover the development process, associated tooling, and debugging environment challenges. Understand how reproducible builds enable auditing of binary firmware images to confirm their correspondence with source code. Gain insights from Josh Triplett, an experienced system software developer who has worked on various projects including Rust, Linux kernel, and Chrome OS. This Linux Foundation presentation offers a unique perspective on making firmware open and transparent all the way down.