Michał Żygowski
Michał Żygowski is a versatile engineer with a strong focus on system firmware. Works as a firmware engineer at 3mdeb. Active contributor of coreboot and other open-source projects. Core coreboot developer, maintainer of Braswell SoC, PC Engines, Protectli and MSI platforms. Loves travelling and attending conferences, which actively speaks on. Mainly interested in the firmware, security and advanced hardware features.
Session
Qubes OS has traditionally been recognized for its excellence on personal laptops and desktops, securely compartmentalizing computing tasks. Extending Qubes OS to modern AMD server platforms introduces exciting opportunities but also unique security considerations. This foundational talk explores selected
AMD server hardware, Dasharo firmware (coreboot+UEFI), AMD's OpenSIL and Intel FSP framework, and OpenBMC solutions. It outlines the architectural vision, threat considerations for Qubes OS certification (including BMC, Platform Firmware Resiliency), and a strategic roadmap toward securely deploying Qubes OS on servers, laying hardware, firmware, and hypervisor foundation for the Qubes Air ideas: Qubes in the cloud and Qubes Hybrid Mode.