windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/book/hardware-security-silicon-assisted-security.md

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Windows 11 security book - Silicon assisted security	Silicon assisted security.	overview	11/18/2024

Silicon assisted security

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In addition to a modern hardware root-of-trust, there are multiple capabilities in the latest chips that harden the operating system against threats. These capabilities protect the boot process, safeguard the integrity of memory, isolate security-sensitive compute logic, and more.

[!INCLUDE secured-kernel]

[!INCLUDE kernel-direct-memory-access-protection]

[!INCLUDE secured-core-pc-and-edge-secured-core]