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- Windows 10
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This article describes the following:
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- [Hardware, firmware, and software requirements for Device Guard](#hardware-firmware-and-software-requirements-for-device-guard)
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- [Device Guard requirements for baseline protections](#device-guard-requirements-for-baseline-protections)
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- [Device Guard requirements for improved security](#device-guard-requirements-for-improved-security)
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- [Device Guard deployment in different scenarios: types of devices](#device-guard-deployment-in-different-scenarios-types-of-devices)
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- [Device Guard deployment in virtual machines](#device-guard-deployment-in-virtual-machines)
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- [Reviewing your applications: application signing and catalog files](#reviewing-your-applications-application-signing-and-catalog-files)
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- [Code integrity policy formats and signing](#code-integrity-policy-formats-and-signing)
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The information in this article is intended for IT professionals, and provides a foundation for [Planning and getting started on the Device Guard deployment process](planning-and-getting-started-on-the-device-guard-deployment-process.md).
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The information in this article is intended for IT professionals, and provides a foundation for [Planning and getting started on the Device Guard deployment process](planning-and-getting-started-on-the-device-guard-deployment-process.md).
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>**Note** If you are an OEM, see the requirements information at [PC OEM requirements for Device Guard and Credential Guard](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/mt767514.aspx).
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>**Note** If you are an OEM, see the requirements information at [PC OEM requirements for Device Guard and Credential Guard](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/mt767514.aspx).
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> • To understand the requirements in the following tables, you will need to be familiar with the main features in Device Guard: configurable code integrity policies, virtualization-based security (VBS), and Universal Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot. For information about these features, see [How Device Guard features help protect against threats](introduction-to-device-guard-virtualization-based-security-and-code-integrity-policies.md#how-device-guard-features-help-protect-against-threats).<br>
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> • To understand the requirements in the following tables, you will need to be familiar with the main features in Device Guard: configurable code integrity policies, virtualization-based security (VBS), and Universal Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot. For information about these features, see [How Device Guard features help protect against threats](introduction-to-device-guard-virtualization-based-security-and-code-integrity-policies.md#how-device-guard-features-help-protect-against-threats).<br>
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> • Beginning with Windows 10, version 1607, Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) must be enabled by default on new computers.
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> • Beginning with Windows 10, version 1607, Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) must be enabled by default on new computers.
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## Device Guard requirements for baseline protections
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## Baseline protections
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|Baseline Protections - requirement | Description |
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|Baseline Protections | Description | Security benefits |
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| Hardware: **64-bit CPU** | A 64-bit computer is required for the Windows hypervisor to provide VBS. |
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| Hardware: **64-bit CPU** | A 64-bit computer is required for the Windows hypervisor to provide VBS. | |
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| Hardware: **CPU virtualization extensions**,<br>plus **extended page tables** | **Requirements**: These hardware features are required for VBS:<br>One of the following virtualization extensions:<br>• VT-x (Intel) or<br>• AMD-V<br>And:<br>• Extended page tables, also called Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).<br><br>**Security benefits**: VBS provides isolation of the secure kernel from the normal operating system. Vulnerabilities and zero-days in the normal operating system cannot be exploited because of this isolation. |
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| Hardware: **CPU virtualization extensions**,<br>plus **extended page tables** | These hardware features are required for VBS:<br>One of the following virtualization extensions:<br>• VT-x (Intel) or<br>• AMD-V<br>And:<br>• Extended page tables, also called Second Level Address Translation (SLAT). | VBS provides isolation of the secure kernel from the normal operating system. Vulnerabilities and zero-days in the normal operating system cannot be exploited because of this isolation. |
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| Firmware: **UEFI firmware version 2.3.1.c or higher with UEFI Secure Boot** | **Requirements**: See the following Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirement: [System.Fundamentals.Firmware.UEFISecureBoot](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn932805.aspx#system-fundamentals-firmware-uefisecureboot)<br><br>**Security benefits**: UEFI Secure Boot helps ensure that the device boots only authorized code. This can prevent boot kits and root kits from installing and persisting across reboots. |
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| Firmware: **UEFI firmware version 2.3.1.c or higher with UEFI Secure Boot** | See the following Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirement: [System.Fundamentals.Firmware.UEFISecureBoot](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn932805.aspx#system-fundamentals-firmware-uefisecureboot) | UEFI Secure Boot helps ensure that the device boots only authorized code. This can prevent boot kits and root kits from installing and persisting across reboots. |
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| Firmware: **Secure firmware update process** | **Requirements**: UEFI firmware must support secure firmware update found under the following Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirement: [System.Fundamentals.Firmware.UEFISecureBoot](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn932805.aspx#system-fundamentals-firmware-uefisecureboot).<br><br>**Security benefits**: UEFI firmware just like software can have security vulnerabilities that, when found, need to be patched through firmware updates. Patching helps prevent root kits from getting installed. |
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| Firmware: **Secure firmware update process** | UEFI firmware must support secure firmware update found under the following Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirement: [System.Fundamentals.Firmware.UEFISecureBoot](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn932805.aspx#system-fundamentals-firmware-uefisecureboot). | UEFI firmware just like software can have security vulnerabilities that, when found, need to be patched through firmware updates. Patching helps prevent root kits from getting installed. |
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| Software: **HVCI compatible drivers** | **Requirements**: See the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirements under [Filter.Driver.DeviceGuard.DriverCompatibility](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/mt589732(v=vs.85).aspx).<br><br>**Security benefits**: [HVCI Compatible](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/windows_hardware_certification/2015/05/22/driver-compatibility-with-device-guard-in-windows-10/) drivers help ensure that VBS can maintain appropriate memory permissions. This increases resistance to bypassing vulnerable kernel drivers and helps ensure that malware cannot run in kernel. Only code verified through code integrity can run in kernel mode. |
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| Software: **HVCI compatible drivers** | See the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirements under [Filter.Driver.DeviceGuard.DriverCompatibility](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/mt589732(v=vs.85).aspx).| [HVCI Compatible](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/windows_hardware_certification/2015/05/22/driver-compatibility-with-device-guard-in-windows-10/) drivers help ensure that VBS can maintain appropriate memory permissions. This increases resistance to bypassing vulnerable kernel drivers and helps ensure that malware cannot run in kernel. Only code verified through code integrity can run in kernel mode. |
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| Software: Qualified **Windows operating system** | **Requirement**: Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows Server 2016, or Windows 10 IoT Enterprise<br><blockquote><p><strong>Important:</strong><br> Windows Server 2016 running as a domain controller does not support Credential Guard. Only Device Guard is supported in this configuration.</p></blockquote><br>**Security benefits**: Support for VBS and for management features that simplify configuration of Device Guard. |
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| Software: Qualified **Windows operating system** | Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows Server 2016, or Windows 10 IoT Enterprise<br><blockquote><p><strong>Important:</strong><br> Windows Server 2016 running as a domain controller does not support Credential Guard. Only Device Guard is supported in this configuration.</p></blockquote> | Support for VBS and for management features that simplify configuration of Device Guard. |
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> **Important** The preceding table lists requirements for baseline protections. The following tables list requirements for improved security. You can use Device Guard with hardware, firmware, and software that support baseline protections, even if they do not support protections for improved security. However, we strongly recommend meeting the requirements for improved security, to significantly strengthen the level of security that Device Guard can provide.
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> **Important** The following tables list additional qualifications for improved security. You can use Device Guard with hardware, firmware, and software that support baseline protections, even if they do not support protections for improved security. However, we strongly recommend meeting these additional qualifications to significantly strengthen the level of security that Device Guard can provide.
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## Device Guard requirements for improved security
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## Additional qualifications for improved security
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The following tables describes additional hardware and firmware requirements, and the improved security that is available when those requirements are met.
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The following tables describe additional hardware and firmware qualifications, and the improved security that is available when these qualifications are met.
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### Additional security qualifications starting with Windows 10, version 1507, and Windows Server 2016, Technical Preview 4
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### Additional security qualifications starting with Windows 10, version 1507, and Windows Server 2016, Technical Preview 4
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| Protections for Improved Security | Description | Security benefits |
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| Protections for Improved Security - requirement | Description |
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| Firmware: **Securing Boot Configuration and Management** | • BIOS password or stronger authentication must be supported.<br>• In the BIOS configuration, BIOS authentication must be set.<br>• There must be support for protected BIOS option to configure list of permitted boot devices (for example, “Boot only from internal hard drive”) and boot device order, overriding BOOTORDER modification made by operating system.<br>• In the BIOS configuration, BIOS options related to security and boot options (list of permitted boot devices, boot order) must be secured to prevent other operating systems from starting and to prevent changes to the BIOS settings. | • BIOS password or stronger authentication helps ensure that only authenticated Platform BIOS administrators can change BIOS settings. This helps protect against a physically present user with BIOS access.<br>• Boot order when locked provides protection against the computer being booted into WinRE or another operating system on bootable media. |
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| Firmware: **Securing Boot Configuration and Management** | **Requirements**:<br>• BIOS password or stronger authentication must be supported.<br>• In the BIOS configuration, BIOS authentication must be set.<br>• There must be support for protected BIOS option to configure list of permitted boot devices (for example, “Boot only from internal hard drive”) and boot device order, overriding BOOTORDER modification made by operating system.<br>• In the BIOS configuration, BIOS options related to security and boot options (list of permitted boot devices, boot order) must be secured to prevent other operating systems from starting and to prevent changes to the BIOS settings.<br><br>**Security benefits**:<br>• BIOS password or stronger authentication helps ensure that only authenticated Platform BIOS administrators can change BIOS settings. This helps protect against a physically present user with BIOS access.<br>• Boot order when locked provides protection against the computer being booted into WinRE or another operating system on bootable media. |
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### Additional Qualification Requirements starting with Windows 10, version 1607, and Windows Server 2016
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### Additional security qualifications starting with Windows 10, version 1607, and Windows Server 2016
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> **Important** The following tables list requirements for improved security, beyond the level of protection described in the preceding tables. You can use Device Guard with hardware, firmware, and software that do not support the following protections for improved security. As your systems meet more requirements, more protections become available to them.
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| Protections for Improved Security - requirement | Description |
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| Protections for Improved Security | Description | Security benefits |
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| Firmware: **Hardware Rooted Trust Platform Secure Boot** | **Requirements**:<br>Boot Integrity (Platform Secure Boot) must be supported. See the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirements under [System.Fundamentals.Firmware.CS.UEFISecureBoot.ConnectedStandby](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn932807(v=vs.85).aspx#system_fundamentals_firmware_cs_uefisecureboot_connectedstandby)<br>• The Hardware Security Test Interface (HSTI) 1.1.a must be implemented. See [Hardware Security Testability Specification](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt712332.aspx). <br><br>**Security benefits**:<br>• Boot Integrity (Platform Secure Boot) from Power-On provides protections against physically present attackers, and defense-in-depth against malware.<br>• HSTI 1.1.a provides additional security assurance for correctly secured silicon and platform. |
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| Firmware: **Hardware Rooted Trust Platform Secure Boot** | • Boot Integrity (Platform Secure Boot) must be supported. See the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program requirements under [System.Fundamentals.Firmware.CS.UEFISecureBoot.ConnectedStandby](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/dn932807(v=vs.85).aspx#system_fundamentals_firmware_cs_uefisecureboot_connectedstandby)<br>• The Hardware Security Test Interface (HSTI) 1.1.a must be implemented. See [Hardware Security Testability Specification](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/mt712332.aspx). | • Boot Integrity (Platform Secure Boot) from Power-On provides protections against physically present attackers, and defense-in-depth against malware.<br>• HSTI 1.1.a provides additional security assurance for correctly secured silicon and platform. |
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| Firmware: **Firmware Update through Windows Update** | **Requirements**: Firmware must support field updates through Windows Update and UEFI encapsulation update.<br><br>**Security benefits**: Helps ensure that firmware updates are fast, secure, and reliable. |
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| Firmware: **Firmware Update through Windows Update** | Firmware must support field updates through Windows Update and UEFI encapsulation update. | Helps ensure that firmware updates are fast, secure, and reliable. |
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| Firmware: **Securing Boot Configuration and Management** | **Requirements**:<br>• Required BIOS capabilities: Ability of OEM to add ISV, OEM, or Enterprise Certificate in Secure Boot DB at manufacturing time.<br>• Required configurations: Microsoft UEFI CA must be removed from Secure Boot DB. Support for 3rd-party UEFI modules is permitted but should leverage ISV-provided certificates or OEM certificate for the specific UEFI software.<br><br>**Security benefits**:<br>• Enterprises can choose to allow proprietary EFI drivers/applications to run.<br>• Removing Microsoft UEFI CA from Secure Boot DB provides full control to enterprises over software that runs before the operating system boots. |
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| Firmware: **Securing Boot Configuration and Management** | • Required BIOS capabilities: Ability of OEM to add ISV, OEM, or Enterprise Certificate in Secure Boot DB at manufacturing time.<br>• Required configurations: Microsoft UEFI CA must be removed from Secure Boot DB. Support for 3rd-party UEFI modules is permitted but should leverage ISV-provided certificates or OEM certificate for the specific UEFI software.| • Enterprises can choose to allow proprietary EFI drivers/applications to run.<br>• Removing Microsoft UEFI CA from Secure Boot DB provides full control to enterprises over software that runs before the operating system boots. |
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### Additional Qualification Requirements starting with Windows 10, version 1703
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### Additional security qualifications starting with Windows 10, version 1703
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The following table lists requirements for Windows 10, version 1703, which are in addition to all preceding requirements.
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| Protection for Improved Security | Description |
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| Protections for Improved Security | Description | Security benefits |
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| Firmware: **VBS enablement of NX protection for UEFI runtime services** | **Requirements**:<br>• VBS will enable No-Execute (NX) protection on UEFI runtime service code and data memory regions. UEFI runtime service code must support read-only page protections, and UEFI runtime service data must not be exceutable.<br>• UEFI runtime service must meet these requirements: <br> • Implement UEFI 2.6 EFI_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES_TABLE. All UEFI runtime service memory (code and data) must be described by this table. <br> • PE sections need to be page-aligned in memory (not required for in non-volitile storage).<br> • The Memory Attributes Table needs to correctly mark code and data as RO/NX for configuration by the OS:<br> • All entries must include attributes EFI_MEMORY_RO, EFI_MEMORY_XP, or both <br> • No entries may be left with neither of the above attributes, indicating memory that is both exceutable and writable. Memory must be either readable and executable or writeable and non-executable. <br><blockquote><p><strong>Notes:</strong><br>• This only applies to UEFI runtime service memory, and not UEFI boot service memory. <br>• This protection is applied by VBS on OS page tables.</p></blockquote><br> Please also note the following: <br>• Do not use sections that are both writeable and exceutable<br>• Do not attempt to directly modify executable system memory<br>• Do not use dynamic code<br><br>**Security benefits**:<br>• Vulnerabilities in UEFI runtime, if any, will be blocked from compromising VBS (such as in functions like UpdateCapsule and SetVariable)<br>• Reduces the attack surface to VBS from system firmware. |
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| Firmware: **VBS enablement of NX protection for UEFI runtime services** | • VBS will enable No-Execute (NX) protection on UEFI runtime service code and data memory regions. UEFI runtime service code must support read-only page protections, and UEFI runtime service data must not be exceutable.<br>• UEFI runtime service must meet these requirements: <br> • Implement UEFI 2.6 EFI_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES_TABLE. All UEFI runtime service memory (code and data) must be described by this table. <br> • PE sections need to be page-aligned in memory (not required for in non-volitile storage).<br> • The Memory Attributes Table needs to correctly mark code and data as RO/NX for configuration by the OS:<br> • All entries must include attributes EFI_MEMORY_RO, EFI_MEMORY_XP, or both <br> • No entries may be left with neither of the above attributes, indicating memory that is both exceutable and writable. Memory must be either readable and executable or writeable and non-executable. <br><blockquote><p><strong>Notes:</strong><br>• This only applies to UEFI runtime service memory, and not UEFI boot service memory. <br>• This protection is applied by VBS on OS page tables.</p></blockquote><br> Please also note the following: <br>• Do not use sections that are both writeable and exceutable<br>• Do not attempt to directly modify executable system memory<br>• Do not use dynamic code | • Vulnerabilities in UEFI runtime, if any, will be blocked from compromising VBS (such as in functions like UpdateCapsule and SetVariable)<br>• Reduces the attack surface to VBS from system firmware. |
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| Firmware: **Firmware support for SMM protection** | **Requirements**: The [Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) specification](http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/A/18A21244-EB67-4538-BAA2-1A54E0E490B6/WSMT.docx) contains details of an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) table that was created for use with Windows operating systems that support Windows virtualization-based security (VBS) features.<br><br>**Security benefits**:<br>• Protects against potential vulnerabilities in UEFI runtime services, if any, will be blocked from compromising VBS (such as in functions like UpdateCapsule and SetVariable)<br>• Reduces the attack surface to VBS from system firmware.<br>• Blocks additional security attacks against SMM. |
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| Firmware: **Firmware support for SMM protection** | The [Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) specification](http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/A/18A21244-EB67-4538-BAA2-1A54E0E490B6/WSMT.docx) contains details of an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) table that was created for use with Windows operating systems that support Windows virtualization-based security (VBS) features.| • Protects against potential vulnerabilities in UEFI runtime services, if any, will be blocked from compromising VBS (such as in functions like UpdateCapsule and SetVariable)<br>• Reduces the attack surface to VBS from system firmware.<br>• Blocks additional security attacks against SMM. |
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## Device Guard deployment in different scenarios: types of devices
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## Device Guard deployment in different scenarios: types of devices
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Trudy Hakala