03-14, 17:15–17:35 (UTC), Dasharo User Group
"Zarhus: Trustworthy Embedded Linux Distro" is a Yocto-based embedded Linux distribution that aims to simplify enabling advanced hardware security features and performance in the embedded systems market. It extends U-Boot, ARM Trusted Firmware, and Linux kernel to provide support for immutable hardware root of trust, which propertise are preserved through a chain of trust to help provide measured, verified, and secure boot. It also integrates secure storage, secure elements, dTPM, and OP-TEE-based fTPM to support encrypted rootfs. The distribution is currently focusing on Rockchip, NXP SoCs, and x86 architectures and emphasizes its close collaboration with the Dasharo ecosystem for superior testing and certification. This talk invites the community to explore Zarhus' innovative features and contribute to its development.
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Piotr Król is an open-source firmware enthusiast who founded 3mdeb in March 2015. His expertise is rooted in the hacker ethos of collaborative innovation and transparency, guiding 3mdeb's focus on projects like Zarhus OS, a Yocto-based Embedded Linux distribution, and Dasharo, a coreboot downstream project. These projects are dedicated to open development, embedded firmware resilience, platform security, transparency, the right to repair, and digital sovereignty.
Piotr's deep involvement in open-source firmware includes key computing areas such as Root of Trust, Secure, Verified and Measured Boot, TPM, coreboot, UEFI, EDK II, Yocto, U-Boot, and Linux. He often speaks at significant industry events like FOSDEM, Xen Developers Summit, and Platform Security Summit, sharing his insights and promoting the open-source firmware ecosystem. Piotr is dedicated to sharing knowledge by serving as a Trainer at OpenSecurityTraining2, offering free and open educational materials to advance the open-source firmware ecosystem.