1 # Intel Authenticated Code Modules
3 The Authenticated Code Modules (ACMs) are Intel digitally signed modules
4 that contain code to be run before the traditional x86 CPU reset vector.
5 The ACMs can be invoked at runtime through the GETSEC instruction, too.
7 A platform that wants to use Intel TXT must use two ACMs:
9 * The BIOS ACM must be present in the boot flash.
10 * The BIOS ACM must be referenced by the [FIT].
12 * The SINIT ACM isn't referenced by the [FIT].
13 * The SINIT ACM should be provided by the boot firmware, but bootloaders
14 like [TBOOT] are able to load them from the filesystem as well.
18 The ACMs can be downloaded on Intel's website:
19 [Intel Trusted Execution Technology](https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-trusted-execution-technology)
21 If you want to extract the BLOB from vendor firmware you can search for the
22 string ``LCP_POLICY_DATA`` or ``TXT``.
26 Every ACM has a fixed size header:
30 * ACM Header v0.0 without dynamic part
32 * Intel TXT Software Development Guide (Document: 315168-015)
34 struct acm_header_v0 {
36 uint16_t module_sub_type;
38 uint16_t header_version[2];
41 uint32_t module_vendor;
46 uint32_t code_control;
47 uint32_t error_entry_point;
52 uint8_t reserved2[63];
56 [FIT]: ../../soc/intel/fit.md
57 [TBOOT]: https://sourceforge.net/p/tboot/wiki/Home/