What is open source silicon root of trust? [Q&A]

You may have come across the term 'root of trust', it’s a source, such as a hardware module, that can always be trusted within a cryptographic system. The system trusts the keys and other cryptographic information it receives from the root of trust module as always authentic and authorized. Mostly this involves being tied into a specific vendor, but OpenTitan has developed an open source silicon root of trust for use in for use in data center servers, storage, peripherals, and more. We spoke to project director Dominic Rizzo to find out how it works. BN: In a few sentences,… [Continue Reading]