[PATCH v3 3/5] doc: update UEFI document for usage of mkeficapsule

Heinrich Schuchardt xypron.glpk at gmx.de
Tue Aug 31 08:07:18 CEST 2021


On 8/31/21 4:46 AM, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> Now we can use mkeficapsule command instead of EDK-II's script
> to create a signed capsule file. So update the instruction for
> capsule authentication.
>
> Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi at linaro.org>
> ---
>   doc/develop/uefi/uefi.rst | 31 ++++++++++++++-----------------
>   1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/develop/uefi/uefi.rst b/doc/develop/uefi/uefi.rst
> index 64fe9346c7f2..5ccb455da984 100644
> --- a/doc/develop/uefi/uefi.rst
> +++ b/doc/develop/uefi/uefi.rst
> @@ -347,23 +347,20 @@ and used by the steps highlighted below::
>               -keyout CRT.key -out CRT.crt -nodes -days 365
>           $ cert-to-efi-sig-list CRT.crt CRT.esl
>
> -        $ openssl x509 -in CRT.crt -out CRT.cer -outform DER
> -        $ openssl x509 -inform DER -in CRT.cer -outform PEM -out CRT.pub.pem
> -
> -        $ openssl pkcs12 -export -out CRT.pfx -inkey CRT.key -in CRT.crt
> -        $ openssl pkcs12 -in CRT.pfx -nodes -out CRT.pem
> -
> -The capsule file can be generated by using the GenerateCapsule.py
> -script in EDKII::
> -
> -    $ ./BaseTools/BinWrappers/PosixLike/GenerateCapsule -e -o \
> -      <capsule_file_name> --monotonic-count <val> --fw-version \
> -      <val> --lsv <val> --guid \
> -      e2bb9c06-70e9-4b14-97a3-5a7913176e3f --verbose \
> -      --update-image-index <val> --signer-private-cert \
> -      /path/to/CRT.pem --trusted-public-cert \
> -      /path/to/CRT.pub.pem --other-public-cert /path/to/CRT.pub.pem \
> -      <u-boot.bin>
> +The signed capsule file can be generated by using tools/mkeficapsule.
> +To build this tool, enable::
> +
> +    CONFIG_TOOLS_MKEFICAPSULE=y
> +    CONFIG_TOOLS_LIBCRYPTO=y
> +
> +To generate and sign the capsule file::
> +
> +    $ mkeficapsule --monotonic-count 1 \
> +      --private-key CRT.key \
> +      --certificate CRT.crt \
> +      --index 1 --instance 0 \
> +      [--fit <FIT image> | --raw <raw image>] \
> +      <capsule_file_name>

Patch 1 allows signed and unsigned capsules. So both should be described
here.

Best regards

Heinrich

>
>   Place the capsule generated in the above step on the EFI System
>   Partition under the EFI/UpdateCapsule directory
>



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