Piotr Król
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.
Sessions
Welcome to the Dasharo User Group meeting, where we'll begin with an opening talk that outlines today's agenda, sets the stage for insightful discussions, and welcomes new and returning members to our growing community.
The "Dasharo Community Status" presentation provides numerical data on community activity, including pull requests and upstreaming efforts. It updates Dasharo issues and Matrix space growth and progress, expresses gratitude to active contributors, and highlights the community's vision for future development and governance.
The presentation outlines Dasharo's comprehensive roadmap, spanning various hardware platforms and integration milestones. It covers the transition from OST2 to Dasharo Support Packages, the community support process, and detailed plans for emulation, network appliances, laptops, desktops, and servers. Highlighting shifts in release dates, new initiatives, and strategic alignment with business goals, the roadmap reflects Dasharo's commitment to security, compatibility, and innovation in firmware development.
"Shameless Plug: New Products in 3mdeb Shop" is more than just an advertisement. It reflects our evolution and demonstrates our unwavering commitment to transparency and the open-source ethos. This presentation is a historical marker for future generations, showcasing our journey through innovation, challenges, and successes. Join us as we explore the products that highlight our progress and dedication to improving the trustworthiness of every device. Something of our offering may be valuable, eye-opening, or so pathetic that you could not resist sending improvement feedback.
Final thoughts about DUG and pointers where Dasharo Developers vPub will happen.
What can we get with modern x86 clients, workstations, and server CPUs? Is there any hope in non-x86 confidential computing now?
This discussion panel aims to shift the focus to local environments, particularly homelabs and workstations that operate intranet-only services without external access. Remote VM-to-VM attacks and VM escapes are out of scope. We will explore the practical applications and benefits of Confidential Computing features such as SEV (Secure Encrypted Virtualization), TSME (Transparent Secure Memory Encryption), TME (Total Memory Encryption), TME-MK (TME with Memory Keys), SGX (Software Guard Extensions), and TDX (Trust Domain Extensions).