COURSE SERIES

How Trust Is Built Inside a Chip

Trace the roots, decisions and evidence of a trusted platform; use product cases to test the boundaries.

9 published lessons

Course outline

1. 01
   Published

   Hardware Root of Trust Comic Classroom: Why Can a Chip Trust Itself?

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

2. 02
   Published

   PUF Comic Classroom: The Data Is Encrypted. Who Protects the Key?

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

3. 03
   Published

   Key Management Comic Classroom: The Key Stayed Secret. How Did the Research Data Leak?

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

4. 04
   Published

   Secure Boot Comic Classroom: Stop Replaced Boot Code Before It Runs

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

5. 05
   Published

   Measured Boot & Remote Attestation: Can We Trust the Device?

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

6. 06
   Published

   Secure Firmware Updates: How Can a Device Update Without Losing Trust?

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

7. 07
   Published · Case study

   Toner Cartridge Security: Why PUF & Secure Storage Matter

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

8. 08
   Published · Case study

   Console Anti-Copy: How Did Mega Drive, PS1, and PS2 Try to Stop Unauthorized Games?

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.

9. 09
   Published · Case study

   Modern Console Trust Boundaries: From Hacking Motives to Secure Boot and Memory Isolation

   Connect the mechanism to its threat model, assumptions and limits.