wolfBoot v2.0.0

Release Notes

• New feature: post-quantum stateful hash-based signature schemes.
  • Support for LMS/HSS
  • Support for XMSS/XMSS^MT
• New feature: PKCS11 engine in TrustZone-M secure mode
  • wolfBoot as secure-mode supervisor on ARMv8-M
• New TPM features
  • TPM NV as root of trust
  • Password-based access to NV slots
  • Measured boot via PCR extensions
  • Sealing/unsealing NV based on externally signed PCR policy and/or password
• New architecture: x86-64bit using FSP
  • Intel FSP support
  • Integration with TPM
  • Two-stages model with support for PCI enumeration, AHCI drivers, SATA lock mechanism
  • Multiboot2/ELF payload support
• New hardware targets
  • Intel TigerLake in FSP mode
  • STM32C0
• Bug fixing: core
  • Fixed several bugs in NVM_FLASH_WRITEONCE mode
  • Fixed bugs in delta updates
• Improved support to existing targets
  • Fixed issues in TSIP project
  • Improved support for NXP QoriQ/p1021
  • Improved support for NXP T1084
  • Reworked SPI support for NXP RT1050
  • STM32L4: Fixed clock speed
  • ARMv7-m: improved assembly support for Cortex-M4
  • ARMv8-m: enabled assembly optimizations by default
• Reworked keytools and build environment
  • Improved build experience for MacOS users
  • Fix for building in windows/minGW
  • Deprecated python keytools
  • Keytools: support multiple key formats, don't assume raw keys
  • Fixed bug in delta image generation
  • Keystore improvements: support multiple key format in the same keystore
• Testing
  • Added new sets of power-failure automated tests on simulator target
  • Simulator: tests can now run on MacOS
  • Unit tests: improved coverage. Added gcov reports
  • Static analysis: added cppcheck tests, fixed all relevant warnings

wolfBoot v1.16

ChangeLog

• New formats supported
  • Added ELF/ELF64 loader
• Extended support for NXP P1021
  • eSPI support to access TPM
  • TPM root of trust
  • fixes to eLBC NAND driver
• Improvements on PowerPC architecture
  • fixed PIC execution
  • support booting from RAM
  • refactor of update_ram.c logic
  • moved wolfBoot stack to DDR after DDR initialization
• Rework of Renesas examples, adding HSM support
  • RA6M4 example project using SCE
  • RA72N example project using TSIP
  • Extended documentation
• Bug fix: fix wrong partition selection with NVM_FLASH_WRITEONCE introduced in v.1.15
• Testing: added test cases (delta + encrypt)
• Documentation: fixed several spelling errors

wolfBoot v1.15

ChangeLog

• Refactor powerfail-safe update for NVMs without consecutive write operations
• Support for SP math on AARCH64 targets
• Fixed keygen.c exported public key size
• Added more test cases and github actions
• Updated wolfSSL to v.5.6.0
• Hardware support:
  • OCTOSPI support (STM32)
  • Fixed STM32H7 UART, added UART debug
  • New HAL: Renesas RA6M4 (with IDE example projects)
  • New HAL: NXP i.MX-RT1064
  • Unified common code for NXP i.MX-RT10XX targets

wolfBoot v1.14

Changelog

• Added support for CMake build
• STM32U5: Support for external flash
• STM32H7: Support for QSPI flash
• Support for NXP QoriQ P1021
• Cleanups and improvements for DEOS support on t2080
• Docker tests: refactoring
• Github Actions: added build checks for most available configurations
• Updated wolfTPM to v.2.7.0
• Updated wolfCrypt to wolfSSL v.5.5.4

wolfBoot v1.13

Changelog

• Fixed IAR sign script
• Added support for encrypted self-update
• Support for NAII 68PPC2 with NXP T2080 on DEOS
• Fixed Xilinx QSPI support
• Fixed API usage in external flash support for SPI/UART
• Fixed bug in encrypted delta updates
• Updated wolfCrypt to wolfSSL submodule v5.5.3

wolfBoot v1.12

Changelog

• Encrypted delta updates
• Support RSA3072 signature verification
• Partition ID support to include custom additional images
• New format to store multiple public keys, using keystore
• Several fixes to keytools and IDE support
• Added new test cases
• Hardware support
  • New HAL: Simulated target for rapid tests

wolfBoot v1.11

Changelog

• Mitigation against fault-injections and glitching attacks
  (https://www.wolfssl.com/secure-boot-glitching-attacks/)
• Support AES128 and AES256 for update encryption
• Support ECC384 signature verification
• Support SHA2-384 for image hash
• Fixed alignment of delta update fields in manifest
• Image size propagated to sign tools
• Added test automation based on renode.io and github actions
• Hardware support
  • New HAL: STM32U5
  • New HAL: NXP i.MX-RT1050
  • Fix risc-V 32bit port (missing include)
  • Fix STM32L4 (VTOR alignments; clock setting clash in libwolfboot)
  • STM32H7: improve HAL and documentation

wolfBoot v1.10

Changelog

• Delta updates: expanded documentation + bug fixes
• Support Ed448 for signature verification
• Hardware support:
  • Secure memory mode for STM32G0
  • Fix for STM32L5 in dual-bank mode
  • UEFI support: wolfBoot as EFI application on x86_64
  • Fixed self-update in Cortex-R5
  • Fixed HW support regressions in PSOC-6 build

wolfBoot v1.9

Changelog

• Delta/incremental updates
• Fixes for key tools
• Updates IAR IDE project
• Documentation updates and fixes
  • API function names to match code
  • STM32L5 updates
• Hardware support
  • New HAL: STM32L4
  • TMS570LC43xx: Use NVM_FLASH_WRITEONCE for update progress and
    fix stack pointer initialization

wolfBoot v1.8

Changelog

• Use SP math for RSA4096
• Updated RSA to use inline operation and disable OAEP padding
• Memory model: removed dependency on XMALLOC/XFREE for ECC and RSA operations
• Added option WOLFBOOT_SMALL_STACK with hardcoded compile-time buffers
• Added option SIGN=NONE to disable secure boot at compile time
• Fix self-update documentation
• Added test cases for configuration option combinations
• Hardware support
  • New ARCH: PowerPC
  • New ARCH: ARM Cortex-R
  • New HAL: NXP T2080
  • New HAL: TI TMS570LC435
  • STM32H7: Correct BANK2 offset