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-title: Introduction
+title: Hardware
---
-# Part 1 - Hardware
-
-## Abstract
-
The Automotive Grade Linux platform is a Linux distribution with **AGL**
compliant applications and services. The platform includes the following
hardware:
others the _integrity_ of the _bootloader_. Manufacturers can use **HSM** and
**SHE** to enhance the security of their board.
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Domain | Object | Recommendations
-------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------
Hardware-Integrity-1 | Bootloader | Must control bootloader integrity.
Hardware-Integrity-2 | Board | Must use a HSM.
Hardware-Integrity-3 | RTC | Must not be alterable.
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## Certificates
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Domain | Object | Recommendations
---------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hardware-Certificate-1 | System | Shall allow storing dedicated certificates.
Hardware-Certificate-2 | ECU | The ECU must verify the certification authority hierarchy.
Hardware-Certificate-3 | System | Allow the modification of certificates only if the source can be authenticated by a certificate already stored or in the higher levels of the chain of trust.
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## Memory
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Domain | Object | Recommendations
----------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hardware-Memory-1 | ECU | The ECU shall never expose the unencrypted key in RAM when using cryptographic keys.
Hardware-Memory-2 | Bootloader | Internal NVM only
-Hardware-Module-3 | - | HSM must be used to secure keys.
-
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+Hardware-Module-3 | - | HSM must be used to secure keys.
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