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readme-espressif.md

1# [Building and using MCUboot with Espressif's chips](#building-and-using-mcuboot-with-espressifs-chips)
2
3The MCUBoot Espressif's port depends on HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) sources based on ESP-IDF
4or 3rd party frameworks as such as Zephyr-RTOS (`zephyrproject-rtos/hal_espressif/`) or NuttX RTOS
5(`espressif/esp-hal-3rdparty`). Building the MCUboot Espressif's port and its features is platform
6dependent, therefore, the system environment including toolchains, must be set accordingly. A
7standalone build version means that ESP-IDF and its toolchain are used as source. For 3rd parties
8framework, HAL path and toolchain must be set.
9
10Documentation about the MCUboot bootloader design, operation and features can be found in the
11[design document](design.md).
12
13## [SoC support availability](#soc-support-availability)
14
15The current port is available for use in the following SoCs within the OSes:
16
17|        | ESP32     | ESP32-S2  | ESP32-C3  | ESP32-S3  | ESP32-C2    | ESP32-C6    | ESP32-H2    |
18| :----: | :-----:   | :-----:   | :-----:   | :-----:   | :---------: | :-----:     | :-----:     |
19| Zephyr | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | In progress | In progress | In progress |
20| NuttX  | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | In progress | In progress | In progress |
21
22Notice that any customization in the memory layout from the OS application must be done aware of
23the bootloader own memory layout to avoid overlapping. More information on the section
24[Memory map organization for OS compatibility](#memory-map-organization-for-os-compatibility).
25
26## [Installing requirements and dependencies](#installing-requirements-and-dependencies)
27
28The following instructions considers a MCUboot Espressif port standalone build.
29
301. Install additional packages required for development with MCUboot:
31
32    ```bash
33    cd ~/mcuboot  # or to your directory where MCUboot is cloned
34    ```
35
36    ```bash
37    pip3 install --user -r scripts/requirements.txt
38    ```
39
402. Update the Mbed TLS submodule required by MCUboot:
41
42    ```bash
43    git submodule update --init --recursive ext/mbedtls
44    ```
45
463. If ESP-IDF is the chosen option for use as HAL layer and the system already have ESP-IDF
47   installed, ensure that the environment is set:
48
49    ```bash
50    <IDF_PATH>/install.sh
51    ```
52
53    ```bash
54    . <IDF_PATH>/export.sh
55    ```
56
57    ---
58    ***Note***
59
60    *If desirable, instructions for ESP-IDF installation can be found
61    [here](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/get-started/index.html#manual-installation)*
62
63    ---
64
65    ---
66    ***Note***
67
68    *The other HALs mentioned above like `hal_espressif` from Zephyr RTOS or `esp-hal-3rdparty`
69    from NuttX RTOS environments also can be used for the bootloader standalone build, however as
70    eventually code revision may differ from what is currently expected, it is recommended using
71    them only within their RTOS build system.*
72
73    ---
74
754. If ESP-IDF is not installed and will not be used, install `esptool`:
76
77    ```bash
78    pip3 install esptool
79    ```
80
81## [Building the bootloader itself](#building-the-bootloader-itself)
82
83The MCUboot Espressif port bootloader is built using the toolchain and tools provided by Espressif.
84Additional configuration related to MCUboot features and slot partitioning may be made using the
85`port/<TARGET>/bootloader.conf` file or passing a custom config file using the
86`-DMCUBOOT_CONFIG_FILE` argument on the first step below.
87
88---
89***Note***
90
91*Replace `<TARGET>` with the target ESP32 family (like `esp32`, `esp32s2` and others).*
92
93---
94
951. Compile and generate the BIN:
96
97    ```bash
98    cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=tools/toolchain-<TARGET>.cmake -DMCUBOOT_TARGET=<TARGET> -DESP_HAL_PATH=<ESP_HAL_PATH> -DMCUBOOT_FLASH_PORT=<PORT> -B build -GNinja
99    ```
100
101    ```bash
102    ninja -C build/
103    ```
104
105    ---
106    ***Note***
107
108    *If using ESP-IDF as HAL layer source, `ESP_HAL_PATH` can be ommited.*
109
110    ---
111
1122. Flash MCUboot in your device:
113
114    ```bash
115    ninja -C build/ flash
116    ```
117
118    If `MCUBOOT_FLASH_PORT` arg was not passed to `cmake`, the default `PORT` for flashing will be
119    `/dev/ttyUSB0`.
120
121    Alternatively:
122
123    ```bash
124    esptool.py -p <PORT> -b <BAUD> --before default_reset --after no_reset --chip <TARGET> write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_size <FLASH_SIZE> --flash_freq 40m <BOOTLOADER_FLASH_OFFSET> build/mcuboot_<TARGET>.bin
125    ```
126
127    ---
128    ***Note***
129
130    You may adjust the port `<PORT>` (like `/dev/ttyUSB0`) and baud rate `<BAUD>` (like `2000000`)
131    according to the connection with your board. You can also skip `<PORT>` and `<BAUD>` parameters
132    so that esptool tries to automatically detect it.
133
134    *`<FLASH_SIZE>` can be found using the command below:*
135
136    ```bash
137    esptool.py -p <PORT> -b <BAUD> flash_id
138    ```
139
140    The output contains device information and its flash size:
141
142    ```
143    Detected flash size: 4MB
144    ```
145
146    *`<BOOTLOADER_FLASH_OFFSET>` value must follow one of the addresses below:*
147
148    | ESP32   | ESP32-S2 | ESP32-C3 | ESP32-S3 | ESP32-C2 | ESP32-C6 | ESP32-H2 |
149    | :-----: | :-----:  | :-----:  | :-----:  | :-----:  | :-----:  | :-----:  |
150    | 0x1000  | 0x1000   | 0x0000   | 0x0000   | 0x0000   | 0x0000   | 0x0000   |
151
152    ---
153
1543. Reset your device
155
156## [Signing and flashing an application](#signing-and-flashing-an-application)
157
1581. Images can be regularly signed with the `scripts/imgtool.py` script:
159
160    ```bash
161    imgtool.py sign --align 4 -v 0 -H 32 --pad-header -S <SLOT_SIZE> <BIN_IN> <SIGNED_BIN>
162    ```
163
164    ---
165
166    ***Note***
167
168    `<SLOT_SIZE>` is the size of the slot to be used.
169    Default slot0 size is `0x100000`, but it can change as per application flash partitions.
170
171    For Zephyr images, `--pad-header` is not needed as it already has the padding for MCUboot
172    header.
173
174    ---
175
176    :warning: ***ATTENTION***
177
178    *This is the basic signing needed for adding MCUboot headers and trailers.
179    For signing with a crypto key and guarantee the authenticity of the image being booted, see the
180    section [MCUboot image signature verification](#mcuboot-image-signature-verification) below.*
181
182    ---
183
1842. Flash the signed application:
185
186    ```bash
187    esptool.py -p <PORT> -b <BAUD> --before default_reset --after hard_reset --chip <TARGET>  write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_size <FLASH_SIZE> --flash_freq 40m <SLOT_OFFSET> <SIGNED_BIN>
188    ```
189
190# [Downgrade prevention](#downgrade-prevention)
191
192Downgrade prevention (avoid updating of images to an older version) can be enabled using the
193following configuration:
194
195```
196CONFIG_ESP_DOWNGRADE_PREVENTION=y
197```
198
199MCUboot will then verify and compare the new image version number with the current one before
200perform an update swap.
201
202Version number is added to the image when signing it with `imgtool` (`-v` parameter, e.g.
203`-v 1.0.0`).
204
205### [Downgrade prevention with security counter](#downgrade-prevention-with-security-counter)
206
207It is also possible to rely on a security counter, also added to the image when signing with
208`imgtool` (`-s` parameter), apart from version number. This allows image downgrade at some extent,
209since any update must have greater or equal security counter value. Enable using the following
210configuration:
211
212```
213CONFIG_ESP_DOWNGRADE_PREVENTION_SECURITY_COUNTER=y
214```
215
216E.g.: if the current image was signed using `-s 1` parameter, an eventual update image must have
217been signed using security counter `-s 1` or greater.
218
219# [Security Chain on Espressif port](#security-chain-on-espressif-port)
220
221[MCUboot encrypted images](encrypted_images.md) do not provide full code confidentiality when only
222external storage is available (see [Threat model](encrypted_images.md#threat-model)) since by
223MCUboot design the image in Primary Slot, from where the image is executed, is stored plaintext.
224Espressif chips have off-chip flash memory, so to ensure a security chain along with MCUboot image
225signature verification, the hardware-assisted Secure Boot and Flash Encryption were made available
226on the MCUboot Espressif port.
227
228## [MCUboot image signature verification](#mcuboot-image-signature-verification)
229
230The image that MCUboot is booting can be signed with 4 types of keys: RSA-2048, RSA-3072, EC256 and
231ED25519. In order to enable the feature, the **bootloader** must be compiled with the following
232configurations:
233
234---
235***Note***
236
237*It is strongly recommended to generate a new signing key using `imgtool` instead of use the
238existent samples.*
239
240---
241
242#### For EC256 algorithm use
243
244```
245CONFIG_ESP_SIGN_EC256=y
246
247# Use Tinycrypt lib for EC256 or ED25519 signing
248CONFIG_ESP_USE_TINYCRYPT=y
249
250CONFIG_ESP_SIGN_KEY_FILE=<YOUR_SIGNING_KEY.pem>
251```
252
253#### For ED25519 algorithm use
254
255```
256CONFIG_ESP_SIGN_ED25519=y
257
258# Use Tinycrypt lib for EC256 or ED25519 signing
259CONFIG_ESP_USE_TINYCRYPT=y
260
261CONFIG_ESP_SIGN_KEY_FILE=<YOUR_SIGNING_KEY.pem>
262```
263
264#### For RSA (2048 or 3072) algorithm use
265
266```
267CONFIG_ESP_SIGN_RSA=y
268# RSA_LEN is 2048 or 3072
269CONFIG_ESP_SIGN_RSA_LEN=<RSA_LEN>
270
271# Use Mbed TLS lib for RSA image signing
272CONFIG_ESP_USE_MBEDTLS=y
273
274CONFIG_ESP_SIGN_KEY_FILE=<YOUR_SIGNING_KEY.pem>
275```
276
277Notice that the public key will be embedded in the bootloader code, since the hardware key storage
278is not supported by Espressif port.
279
280### [Signing the image](#signing-the-image)
281
282Now you need to sign the **image binary**, use the `imgtool` with `-k` parameter:
283
284```bash
285imgtool.py sign -k <YOUR_SIGNING_KEY.pem> --pad --pad-sig --align 4 -v 0 -H 32 --pad-header -S 0x00100000 <BIN_IN> <BIN_OUT>
286```
287
288If signing a Zephyr image, the `--pad-header` is not needed, as it already have the padding for
289MCUboot header.
290
291
292## [Secure Boot](#secure-boot)
293
294The Secure Boot implementation is based on
295[IDF's Secure Boot V2](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/security/secure-boot-v2.html),
296is hardware-assisted and RSA based - except ESP32-C2 that uses ECDSA signing scheme - and has the
297role for ensuring that only authorized code will be executed on the device. This is done through
298bootloader signature checking by the ROM bootloader.
299
300***Note***: ROM bootloader is the First Stage Bootloader, while the Espressif MCUboot port is the
301Second Stage Bootloader.
302
303### [Building bootloader with Secure Boot](#building-bootloader-with-secure-boot)
304
305In order to build the bootloader with the feature on, the following configurations must be enabled:
306
307```
308CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT=1
309CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_V2_ENABLED=1
310CONFIG_SECURE_SIGNED_ON_BOOT=1
311```
312
313For the currently supported chips, with exception of ESP32-C2, enable RSA signing scheme:
314
315```
316CONFIG_SECURE_SIGNED_APPS_RSA_SCHEME=1
317CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_SUPPORTS_RSA=1
318```
319
320For ESP32-C2, enable ECDSA signing scheme and, if working with Flash Encryption too, enable the
321configuration to burn keys to efuse together:
322
323```
324CONFIG_SECURE_SIGNED_APPS_ECDSA_V2_SCHEME=1
325
326CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_FLASH_ENC_KEYS_BURN_TOGETHER=1
327```
328
329---
330:warning: ***ATTENTION***
331
332*On development phase is recommended add the following configuration in order to keep the debugging
333enabled and also to avoid any unrecoverable/permanent state change:*
334
335```
336CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_ALLOW_JTAG=1
337CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_UART_BOOTLOADER_ALLOW_CACHE=1
338
339# Options for enabling eFuse emulation in Flash
340CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL=1
341CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH=1
342```
343---
344
345---
346:warning: ***ATTENTION***
347
348*You can disable UART Download Mode by adding the following configuration:*
349
350```
351CONFIG_SECURE_DISABLE_ROM_DL_MODE=1
352```
353
354*This may be suitable for __production__ builds. __After disabling UART Download Mode you will not
355be able to flash other images through UART.__*
356
357*Otherwise, you can switch the UART ROM Download Mode to the Secure Download Mode. It will limit
358the use of Download Mode functions to simple flash read, write and erase operations.*
359
360```
361CONFIG_SECURE_ENABLE_SECURE_ROM_DL_MODE=1
362```
363
364*Once the device makes its first full boot, these configurations cannot be reverted*
365
366---
367
368Once the **bootloader image** is built, the resulting binary file is required to be signed with
369`espsecure.py` tool.
370
371First create a signing key:
372
373```bash
374espsecure.py generate_signing_key --version 2 <BOOTLOADER_SIGNING_KEY.pem>
375```
376
377Then sign the bootloader image:
378
379```bash
380espsecure.py sign_data --version 2 --keyfile <BOOTLOADER_SIGNING_KEY.pem> -o <BOOTLOADER_BIN_OUT> <BOOTLOADER_BIN_IN>
381```
382
383---
384:warning: ***ATTENTION***
385
386*Once the bootloader is flashed and the device resets, the **first boot will enable Secure Boot**
387and the bootloader and key **no longer can be modified**. So **ENSURE** that both bootloader and
388key are correct and you did not forget anything before flashing.*
389
390---
391
392Flash the bootloader as following, with `--after no_reset` flag, so you can reset the device only
393when assured:
394
395```bash
396esptool.py -p <PORT> -b 2000000 --after no_reset --chip <ESP_CHIP> write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_size <FLASH_SIZE> --flash_freq 40m <BOOTLOADER_FLASH_OFFSET> <SIGNED_BOOTLOADER_BIN>
397```
398
399### [Secure Boot Process](#secure-boot-process)
400
401Secure boot uses a signature block appended to the bootloader image in order to verify the
402authenticity. The signature block contains the RSA-3072 signature of that image and the RSA-3072
403public key.
404
405On its **first boot** the Secure Boot is not enabled on the device eFuses yet, neither the key nor
406digests. So the first boot will have the following process:
407
4081. On startup, since it is the first boot, the ROM bootloader will not verify the bootloader image
409   (the Secure Boot bit in the eFuse is disabled) yet, so it proceeds to execute it (our MCUboot
410   bootloader port).
4112. Bootloader calculates the SHA-256 hash digest of the public key and writes the result to eFuse.
4123. Bootloader validates the application images and prepare the booting process (MCUboot phase).
4134. Bootloader burns eFuse to enable Secure Boot V2.
4145. Bootloader proceeds to load the Primary image.
415
416After that the Secure Boot feature is permanently enabled and on every next boot the ROM bootloader
417will verify the MCUboot bootloader image. The process of an usual boot:
418
4191. On startup, the ROM bootloader checks the Secure Boot enable bit in the eFuse. If it is enabled,
420   the boot will proceed as following.
4212. ROM bootloader verifies the bootloader's signature block integrity (magic number and CRC).
422   Interrupt boot if it fails.
4233. ROM bootloader verifies the bootloader image, interrupt boot if any step fails:
424    1. Compare the SHA-256 hash digest of the public key embedded in the bootloader’s signature
425       block with the digest saved in the eFuses.
426    2. Generate the application image digest and match it with the image digest in the signature
427       block.
428    3. Use the public key to verify the signature of the bootloader image, using RSA-PSS with the
429       image digest calculated from previous step for comparison.
4304. ROM bootloader executes the bootloader image.
4315. Bootloader does the usual verification (MCUboot phase).
4326. Proceeds to boot the Primary image.
433
434## [Flash Encryption](#flash-encryption)
435
436The Espressif Flash Encryption is hardware-assisted, transparent to the MCUboot process and is an
437additional security measure beyond MCUboot existent features.
438The Flash Encryption implementation is also based on
439[IDF](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/security/flash-encryption.html)
440and is intended for encrypting off-chip flash memory contents, so it is protected against physical
441reading.
442
443When enabling the Flash Encryption, the user can encrypt the content either using a **device
444generated key** (remains unknown and unreadable) or a **host generated key** (owner is responsible
445for keeping the key private and safe). After the flash encryption gets enabled through eFuse
446burning on the device, all read and write operations are decrypted/encrypted in runtime.
447
448### [Building bootloader with Flash Encryption](#building-bootloader-with-flash-encryption)
449
450In order to build the bootloader with the feature on, the following configurations must be enabled:
451
452For **release mode**:
453
454```
455CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENC_ENABLED=1
456CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENCRYPTION_MODE_RELEASE=1
457```
458
459For **development mode**:
460
461```
462CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENC_ENABLED=1
463CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENCRYPTION_MODE_DEVELOPMENT=1
464```
465
466---
467:warning: ***ATTENTION***
468
469*On development phase is strongly recommended adding the following configuration in order to keep
470the debugging enabled and also to avoid any unrecoverable/permanent state change:*
471
472```
473CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_UART_BOOTLOADER_ALLOW_ENC=1
474CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_UART_BOOTLOADER_ALLOW_DEC=1
475CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_UART_BOOTLOADER_ALLOW_CACHE=1
476CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_ALLOW_JTAG=1
477
478# Options for enabling eFuse emulation in Flash
479CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL=1
480CONFIG_EFUSE_VIRTUAL_KEEP_IN_FLASH=1
481```
482---
483
484---
485:warning: ***ATTENTION***
486
487*Unless the recommended flags for __DEVELOPMENT MODE__ were enabled, the actions made by Flash
488Encryption process are __PERMANENT__.* \
489*Once the bootloader is flashed and the device resets, the __first boot will enable Flash
490Encryption, encrypt the flash content including bootloader and image slots, burn the eFuses that no
491longer can be modified__ and if device generated the key __it will not be recoverable__.* \
492*When on __RELEASE MODE__, __ENSURE__ that the application with an update agent is flashed before
493reset the device.*
494
495*In the same way as Secure Boot feature, you can disable UART Download Mode by adding the following
496configuration:*
497
498```
499CONFIG_SECURE_DISABLE_ROM_DL_MODE=1
500```
501
502*This may be suitable for __production__ builds. __After disabling UART Download Mode you will not
503be able to flash other images through UART.__*
504
505*Otherwise, you can switch the UART Download Mode to the Secure Download Mode. It will limit the
506use of Download Mode functions to simple flash read, write and erase operations.*
507
508```
509CONFIG_SECURE_ENABLE_SECURE_ROM_DL_MODE=1
510```
511
512*These configurations cannot be reverted after the device's first boot*
513
514---
515
516### [Signing the image when working with Flash Encryption](#signing-the-image-when-working-with-flash-encryption)
517
518When enabling flash encryption, it is required to signed the image using 32-byte alignment:
519`--align 32 --max-align 32`.
520
521Command example:
522
523```bash
524imgtool.py sign -k <YOUR_SIGNING_KEY.pem> --pad --pad-sig --align 32 --max-align 32 -v 0 -H 32 --pad-header -S <SLOT_SIZE> <BIN_IN> <BIN_OUT>
525```
526
527### [Device generated key](#device-generated-key)
528
529First ensure that the application image is able to perform encrypted read and write operations to
530the SPI Flash. Flash the bootloader and application normally:
531
532```bash
533esptool.py -p <PORT> -b 2000000 --after no_reset --chip <ESP_CHIP> write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_size <FLASH_SIZE> --flash_freq 40m <BOOTLOADER_FLASH_OFFSET> <BOOTLOADER_BIN>
534```
535
536```bash
537esptool.py -p <PORT> -b 2000000 --after no_reset --chip <ESP_CHIP> write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_size <FLASH_SIZE> --flash_freq 40m <PRIMARY_SLOT_FLASH_OFFSET> <APPLICATION_BIN>
538```
539
540On the **first boot**, the bootloader will:
541
5421. Generate Flash Encryption key and write to eFuse.
5432. Encrypt flash in-place including bootloader, image primary/secondary slot and scratch.
5443. Burn eFuse to enable Flash Encryption.
5454. Reset system to ensure Flash Encryption cache resets properly.
546
547### [Host generated key](#host-generated-key)
548
549First ensure that the application image is able to perform encrypted read and write operations to
550the SPI Flash. Also ensure that the **UART ROM Download Mode is not disabled** - or that the
551**Secure Download Mode is enabled**. Before flashing, generate the encryption key using
552`espsecure.py` tool:
553
554```bash
555espsecure.py generate_flash_encryption_key <FLASH_ENCRYPTION_KEY.bin>
556```
557
558Burn the key into the device's eFuse (keep a copy on the host), this action can be done **only
559once**:
560
561---
562:warning: ***ATTENTION***
563
564*eFuse emulation in Flash configuration options do not have any effect, so if the key burning
565command below is used, it will actually burn the physical eFuse.*
566
567---
568
569- ESP32
570
571```bash
572espefuse.py --port PORT burn_key flash_encryption <FLASH_ENCRYPTION_KEY.bin>
573```
574
575- ESP32S2, ESP32C3 and ESP32S3
576
577```bash
578espefuse.py --port PORT burn_key BLOCK <FLASH_ENCRYPTION_KEY.bin> <KEYPURPOSE>
579```
580
581`BLOCK` is a free keyblock between `BLOCK_KEY0` and `BLOCK_KEY5`. And `KEYPURPOSE` is either
582`XTS_AES_128_KEY`, `XTS_AES_256_KEY_1`, `XTS_AES_256_KEY_2` (AES XTS 256 is available only in
583ESP32S2).
584
585Now, similar as the Device generated key, the bootloader and application can be flashed plaintext.
586The **first boot** will encrypt the flash content using the host key burned in the eFuse instead
587of generate a new one.
588
589Flashing the bootloader and application:
590
591```bash
592esptool.py -p <PORT> -b 2000000 --after no_reset --chip <ESP_CHIP> write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_size <FLASH_SIZE> --flash_freq 40m <BOOTLOADER_FLASH_OFFSET> <BOOTLOADER_BIN>
593```
594
595```bash
596esptool.py -p <PORT> -b 2000000 --after no_reset --chip <ESP_CHIP> write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_size <FLASH_SIZE> --flash_freq 40m <PRIMARY_SLOT_FLASH_OFFSET> <APPLICATION_BIN>
597```
598
599On the **first boot**, the bootloader will:
600
6011. Encrypt flash in-place including bootloader, image primary/secondary slot and scratch using the
602   written key.
6032. Burn eFuse to enable Flash Encryption.
6043. Reset system to ensure Flash Encryption cache resets properly.
605
606Encrypting data on the host:
607
608- ESP32
609
610```bash
611espsecure.py encrypt_flash_data --keyfile <FLASH_ENCRYPTION_KEY.bin> --address <FLASH_OFFSET> --output <OUTPUT_DATA> <INPUT_DATA>
612```
613
614- ESP32-S2, ESP32-C3 and ESP32-S3
615
616```bash
617espsecure.py encrypt_flash_data --aes_xts --keyfile <FLASH_ENCRYPTION_KEY.bin> --address <FLASH_OFFSET> --output <OUTPUT_DATA> <INPUT_DATA>
618```
619
620---
621***Note***
622
623OTA updates are required to be sent plaintext. The reason is that, as said before, after the Flash
624Encryption is enabled all read/write operations are decrypted/encrypted in runtime, so as e.g. if
625pre-encrypted data is sent for an OTA update, it would be wrongly double-encrypted when the update
626agent writes to the flash.
627
628For updating with an image encrypted on the host, flash it through serial using `esptool.py` as
629above. **UART ROM Download Mode must not be disabled**.
630
631---
632
633## [Security Chain scheme](#security-chain-scheme)
634
635Using the 3 features, Secure Boot, Image signature verification and Flash Encryption, a Security
636Chain can be established so only trusted code is executed, and also the code and content residing
637in the off-chip flash are protected against undesirable reading.
638
639The overall final process when all features are enabled:
640
6411. ROM bootloader validates the MCUboot bootloader using RSA signature verification.
6422. MCUboot bootloader validates the image using the chosen algorithm EC256/RSA/ED25519. It also
643   validates an upcoming image when updating.
6443. Flash Encryption guarantees that code and data are not exposed.
645
646### [Size Limitation](#size-limitation)
647
648When all 3 features are enable at same time, the bootloader size may exceed the fixed limit for
649the ROM bootloader checking on the Espressif chips **depending on which algorithm** was chosen for
650MCUboot image signing. The issue <https://github.com/mcu-tools/mcuboot/issues/1262> was created to
651track this limitation.
652
653## [Multi image](#multi-image)
654
655The multi image feature (currently limited to 2 images) allows the images to be updated separately
656(each one has its own primary and secondary slot) by MCUboot.
657
658The Espressif port bootloader handles the boot in two different approaches:
659
660### [Host OS boots second image](#host-os-boots-second-image)
661
662Host OS from the *first image* is responsible for booting the *second image*, therefore the
663bootloader is aware of the second image regions and can update it, however it does not load
664neither boots it.
665
666Configuration example (`bootloader.conf`):
667
668```
669CONFIG_ESP_BOOTLOADER_SIZE=0xF000
670CONFIG_ESP_MCUBOOT_WDT_ENABLE=y
671
672# Enables multi image, if it is not defined, its assumed
673# only one updatable image
674CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE_NUMBER=2
675
676# Example of values to be used when multi image is enabled
677# Notice that the OS layer and update agent must be aware
678# of these regions
679CONFIG_ESP_APPLICATION_SIZE=0x50000
680CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE0_PRIMARY_START_ADDRESS=0x10000
681CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE0_SECONDARY_START_ADDRESS=0x60000
682CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE1_PRIMARY_START_ADDRESS=0xB0000
683CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE1_SECONDARY_START_ADDRESS=0x100000
684CONFIG_ESP_SCRATCH_OFFSET=0x150000
685CONFIG_ESP_SCRATCH_SIZE=0x40000
686```
687
688### [Multi boot](#multi-boot)
689
690In the multi boot approach the bootloader is responsible for booting two different images in two
691different CPUs, firstly the *second image* on the APP CPU and then the *first image* on the PRO
692CPU (current CPU), it is also responsible for update both images as well. Thus multi boot will be
693only supported by Espressif multi core chips - currently only ESP32 is implemented.
694
695---
696***Note***
697
698*The host OSes in each CPU must handle how the resources are divided/controlled between then.*
699
700---
701
702Configuration example:
703
704```
705CONFIG_ESP_BOOTLOADER_SIZE=0xF000
706CONFIG_ESP_MCUBOOT_WDT_ENABLE=y
707
708# Enables multi image, if it is not defined, its assumed
709# only one updatable image
710CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE_NUMBER=2
711
712# Enables multi image boot on independent processors
713# (main host OS is not responsible for booting the second image)
714# Use only with CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE_NUMBER=2
715CONFIG_ESP_MULTI_PROCESSOR_BOOT=y
716
717# Example of values to be used when multi image is enabled
718# Notice that the OS layer and update agent must be aware
719# of these regions
720CONFIG_ESP_APPLICATION_SIZE=0x50000
721CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE0_PRIMARY_START_ADDRESS=0x10000
722CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE0_SECONDARY_START_ADDRESS=0x60000
723CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE1_PRIMARY_START_ADDRESS=0xB0000
724CONFIG_ESP_IMAGE1_SECONDARY_START_ADDRESS=0x100000
725CONFIG_ESP_SCRATCH_OFFSET=0x150000
726CONFIG_ESP_SCRATCH_SIZE=0x40000
727```
728
729### [Image version dependency](#image-version-dependency)
730
731MCUboot allows version dependency check between the images when updating them. As `imgtool.py`
732allows a version assigment when signing an image, it is also possible to add the version
733dependency constraint:
734
735```bash
736imgtool.py sign --align 4 -v <VERSION> -d "(<IMAGE_INDEX>, <VERSION_DEPENDENCY>)" -H 32 --pad-header -S <SLOT_SIZE> <BIN_IN> <SIGNED_BIN>
737```
738
739- `<VERSION>` defines the version of the image being signed.
740- `"(<IMAGE_INDEX>, <VERSION_DEPENDENCY>)"` defines the minimum version and from which image is
741  needed to satisfy the dependency.
742
743---
744Example:
745
746```bash
747imgtool.py sign --align 4 -v 1.0.0 -d "(1, 0.0.1+0)" -H 32 --pad-header -S 0x100000 image0.bin image0-signed.bin
748```
749
750Supposing that the image 0 is being signed, its version is 1.0.0 and it depends on image 1 with
751version at least 0.0.1+0.
752
753---
754
755## [Serial recovery mode](#serial-recovery-mode)
756
757Serial recovery mode allows management through MCUMGR (more information and how to install it:
758<https://github.com/apache/mynewt-mcumgr-cli>) for communicating and uploading a firmware to the
759device.
760
761Configuration example:
762
763```
764# Enables the MCUboot Serial Recovery, that allows the use of
765# MCUMGR to upload a firmware through the serial port
766CONFIG_ESP_MCUBOOT_SERIAL=y
767# GPIO used to boot on Serial Recovery
768CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_DETECT=32
769# GPIO input type (0 for Pull-down, 1 for Pull-up)
770CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_INPUT_TYPE=0
771# GPIO signal value
772CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_DETECT_VAL=1
773# Delay time for identify the GPIO signal
774CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_DETECT_DELAY_S=5
775# UART port used for serial communication
776CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_UART_NUM=1
777# GPIO for Serial RX signal
778CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_RX=25
779# GPIO for Serial TX signal
780CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_TX=26
781```
782
783When enabled, the bootloader checks the if the GPIO `<CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_DETECT>`
784configured has the signal value `<CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_DETECT_VAL>` for approximately
785`<CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_DETECT_DELAY_S>` seconds for entering the Serial recovery mode. Example:
786a button configured on GPIO 32 pressed for 5 seconds.
787
788Serial mode then uses the UART port configured for communication
789(`<CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_UART_NUM>`, pins `<CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_RX>`,
790`<CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_RX>`).
791
792### [Serial Recovery through USB JTAG Serial port](#serial-recovery-through-usb-jtag-serial-port)
793
794Some chips, like ESP32-C3 and ESP32-S3 have an integrated USB JTAG Serial Controller that
795implements a serial port (CDC) that can also be used for handling MCUboot Serial Recovery.
796More information about the USB pins and hardware configuration:
797
798- ESP32-C3: <https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32c3/api-guides/usb-serial-jtag-console.html>
799- ESP32-S3: <https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32s3/api-guides/usb-serial-jtag-console.html>
800- ESP32-C6: <https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32c6/api-guides/usb-serial-jtag-console.html>
801- ESP32-H2: <https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32h2/api-guides/usb-serial-jtag-console.html>
802
803Configuration example:
804
805```
806# Use Serial through USB JTAG Serial port for Serial Recovery
807CONFIG_ESP_MCUBOOT_SERIAL_USB_SERIAL_JTAG=y
808# Use sector erasing (recommended) instead of entire image size
809# erasing when uploading through Serial Recovery
810CONFIG_ESP_MCUBOOT_ERASE_PROGRESSIVELY=y
811# GPIO used to boot on Serial Recovery
812CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_DETECT=5
813# GPIO input type (0 for Pull-down, 1 for Pull-up)
814CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_INPUT_TYPE=0
815# GPIO signal value
816CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_GPIO_DETECT_VAL=1
817# Delay time for identify the GPIO signal
818CONFIG_ESP_SERIAL_BOOT_DETECT_DELAY_S=5
819```
820
821---
822:warning: ***ATTENTION***
823
824*When working with Flash Encryption enabled, `CONFIG_ESP_MCUBOOT_ERASE_PROGRESSIVELY` must be
825__disabled__, although it is recommended for common Serial Recovery usage*
826
827---
828
829### [MCUMGR image upload example](#mcumgr-image-upload-example)
830
831After entering the Serial recovery mode on the device, MCUMGR can be used as following:
832
833Configure the connection:
834```bash
835mcumgr conn add esp type="serial" connstring="dev=<PORT>,baud=115200,mtu=256"
836```
837
838Upload the image (the process may take some time):
839```bash
840mcumgr -c esp image upload <IMAGE_BIN>
841```
842
843Reset the device:
844```bash
845mcumgr -c esp reset
846```
847
848---
849:warning: ***ATTENTION***
850
851*Serial recovery mode uploads the image to the PRIMARY_SLOT, therefore if the upload process gets
852interrupted the image may be corrupted and unable to boot*
853
854---
855
856## [Memory map organization for OS compatibility](#memory-map-organization-for-os-compatibility)
857
858When adding support for this MCUboot port to an OS or even customizing an already supported
859application memory layout, it is mandatory for the OS linker script to avoid overlaping on
860`iram_loader_seg` and `dram_seg` bootloader RAM regions. Although part of the RAM becomes initially
861unavailable, it is reclaimable by the OS after boot as heap.
862
863Therefore, the application must be designed aware of the bootloader memory usage.
864
865---
866***Note***
867
868*Mostly of the Espressif chips have a separation on the address space for the same physical memory
869ammount: IRAM (accessed by the instruction bus) and DRAM (accessed by the data bus), which means
870that they need to be accessed by different addresses ranges depending on type, but refer to the
871same region. More information on the
872[Espressif TRMs](https://www.espressif.com/en/support/documents/technical-documents?keys=&field_download_document_type_tid%5B%5D=963).*
873
874---
875
876The following diagrams illustrate a memory organization from the bootloader point of view (notice
877that the addresses and sizes may vary depending on the chip), they reflect the linker script
878`boot/espressif/port/<TARGET>/ld/bootloader.ld`:
879
880### ESP32
881
882#### ESP32 standard
883
884```
885  SRAM0
886                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
887 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40070000 / --------- - SRAM0 START
888 *  |        ^                    |
889 *  |        | PRO CPU Cache      |  *NOT CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
890 *  |        v                    |
891 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40078000 / ----------
892 *  |        ^                    |
893 *  |        |                    |  *NOT CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
894 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *Region usable as iram_loader_seg during boot
895 *  |        | (APP CPU Cache)    |   as APP CPU is not initialized yet
896 *  |        |                    |
897 *  |        v                    |
898 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40080000 / ----------
899 *  |        ^                    |
900 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
901 *  |        v                    |
902 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40090000 / ----------
903 *  |        ^                    |
904 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
905 *  |        |                    |
906 *  |        v                    |
907 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40099000 / ----------
908 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
909 *  +------------------------------+ 0x4009FFFF / ---------- - SRAM0 END
910
911  SRAM1
912                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
913 *  +------------------------------+ 0x400A0000 / 0x3FFFFFFF - SRAM1 START
914 *  |        ^                    |
915 *  |        |                    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
916 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
917 *  |        v                    |
918 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x400AB900 / 0x3FFF4700
919 *  |        ^                    |
920 *  |        |                    |
921 *  |        |                    |
922 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
923 *  |        |                    |
924 *  |        |                    |
925 *  |        v                    |
926 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x400BFFFF / 0x3FFE0000 - SRAM1 END
927 Note: On ESP32 the SRAM1 addresses are accessed in reverse order comparing Instruction
928 bus (IRAM) and Data bus (DRAM), but refer to the same location. See the TRM for more
929 information.
930
931  SRAM2
932                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
933 *  +--------+--------------+------+ ---------- / 0x3FFAE000 - SRAM2 START
934 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
935 *  +--------+--------------+------+ ---------- / 0x3FFDFFFF - SRAM2 END
936```
937
938#### ESP32 Multi Processor Boot
939
940This is the linker script mapping when the `CONFIG_ESP_MULTI_PROCESSOR_BOOT` is enabled
941([Multi boot](#multi-boot)) since APP CPU Cache region cannot be used for `iram_loader_seg` region
942as there would be conflict when the bootloader starts the APP CPU before jump to the main
943application.
944
945```
946  SRAM0
947                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
948 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40070000 / --------- - SRAM0 START
949 *  |        ^                    |
950 *  |        |                    |
951 *  |        | Cache              |  *Used by PRO CPU and APP CPU as Cache
952 *  |        |                    |
953 *  |        v                    |
954 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40080000 / ----------
955 *  |        ^                    |
956 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
957 *  |        v                    |
958 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40090000 / ----------
959 *  |        ^                    |
960 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
961 *  |        |                    |
962 *  |        v                    |
963 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40099000 / ----------
964 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
965 *  +------------------------------+ 0x4009FFFF / ---------- - SRAM0 END
966
967  SRAM1
968                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
969 *  +------------------------------+ 0x400A0000 / 0x3FFFFFFF - SRAM1 START
970 *  |        ^                    |
971 *  |        |                    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
972 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
973 *  |        v                    |
974 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x400AB900 / 0x3FFF4700
975 *  |        ^                    |
976 *  |        |                    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
977 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
978 *  |        |                    |
979 *  |        v                    |
980 *  +------------------------------+ 0x400B1E00 / 0x3FFEE200
981 *  |        ^                    |
982 *  |        |                    |
983 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
984 *  |        |                    |
985 *  |        v                    |
986 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x400BFFFF / 0x3FFE0000 - SRAM1 END
987 Note: On ESP32 the SRAM1 addresses are accessed in reverse order comparing Instruction
988 bus (IRAM) and Data bus (DRAM), but refer to the same location. See the TRM for more
989 information.
990
991  SRAM2
992                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
993 *  +--------+--------------+------+ ---------- / 0x3FFAE000 - SRAM2 START
994 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
995 *  +--------+--------------+------+ ---------- / 0x3FFDFFFF - SRAM2 END
996```
997
998### ESP32-S2
999
1000```
1001  SRAM0
1002                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1003 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40020000 / 0x3FFB0000 - SRAM0 START
1004 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1005 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40027FFF / 0x3FFB7FFF - SRAM0 END
1006
1007  SRAM1
1008                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1009 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40028000 / 0x3FFB8000 - SRAM1 START
1010 *  |        ^                    |
1011 *  |        |                    |
1012 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1013 *  |        |                    |
1014 *  |        v                    |
1015 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40047000 / 0x3FFD7000
1016 *  |        ^                    |
1017 *  |        |                    |
1018 *  |        |                    |
1019 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1020 *  |        |                    |
1021 *  |        |                    |
1022 *  |        v                    |
1023 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40050000 / 0x3FFE0000
1024 *  |        ^                    |
1025 *  |        |                    |
1026 *  |        |                    |
1027 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1028 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1029 *  |        |                    |
1030 *  |        v                    |
1031 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40056000 / 0x3FFE6000
1032 *  |        ^                    |
1033 *  |        |                    |
1034 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1035 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1036 *  |        v                    |
1037 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x4006FFFF / 0x3FFFFFFF - SRAM1 END
1038```
1039
1040### ESP32-S3
1041
1042```
1043  SRAM0
1044                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1045 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40370000 / ---------- - SRAM0 START
1046 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1047 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40377FFF / ---------- - SRAM0 END
1048
1049  SRAM1
1050                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1051 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40378000 / 0x3FC88000 - SRAM1 START
1052 *  |        ^                    |
1053 *  |        |                    |
1054 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1055 *  |        |                    |
1056 *  |        v                    |
1057 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x403B0000 / 0x3FCC0000
1058 *  |        ^                    |
1059 *  |        |                    |
1060 *  |        |                    |
1061 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1062 *  |        |                    |
1063 *  |        |                    |
1064 *  |        v                    |
1065 *  +------------------------------+ 0x403BA000 / 0x3FCCA000
1066 *  |        ^                    |
1067 *  |        |                    |
1068 *  |        |                    |
1069 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1070 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1071 *  |        |                    |
1072 *  |        v                    |
1073 *  +------------------------------+ 0x403C0000 / 0x3FCD0000
1074 *  |        ^                    |
1075 *  |        |                    |
1076 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1077 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1078 *  |        v                    |
1079 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x403DFFFF / 0x3FCEFFFF - SRAM1 END
1080
1081  SRAM2
1082                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1083 *  +--------+--------------+------+ ---------- / 0x3FCF0000 - SRAM2 START
1084 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1085 *  +--------+--------------+------+ ---------- / 0x3FCFFFFF - SRAM2 END
1086```
1087
1088### ESP32-C2
1089
1090```
1091  SRAM0
1092                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1093 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x4037C000 / ---------- - SRAM0 START
1094 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1095 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x4037FFFF / ---------- - SRAM0 END
1096
1097  SRAM1
1098                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1099 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40380000 / 0x3FCA0000 - SRAM1 START
1100 *  |        ^                    |
1101 *  |        |                    |
1102 *  |        |                    |
1103 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1104 *  |        |                    |
1105 *  |        |                    |
1106 *  |        v                    |
1107 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x403A1370 / 0x3FCC1370
1108 *  |        ^                    |
1109 *  |        |                    |
1110 *  |        |                    |
1111 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1112 *  |        |                    |
1113 *  |        |                    |
1114 *  |        v                    |
1115 *  +------------------------------+ 0x403A9B70 / 0x3FCC9B70
1116 *  |        ^                    |
1117 *  |        |                    |
1118 *  |        |                    |
1119 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1120 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1121 *  |        |                    |
1122 *  |        v                    |
1123 *  +------------------------------+ 0x403B0B70 / 0x3FCD0B70
1124 *  |        ^                    |
1125 *  |        |                    |
1126 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1127 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1128 *  |        v                    |
1129 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x403BFFFF / 0x3FCDFFFF - SRAM1 END
1130```
1131
1132### ESP32-C3
1133
1134```
1135  SRAM0
1136                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1137 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x4037C000 / ---------- - SRAM0 START
1138 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1139 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x4037FFFF / ---------- - SRAM0 END
1140
1141  SRAM1
1142                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1143 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40380000 / 0x3FC80000 - SRAM1 START
1144 *  |        ^                    |
1145 *  |        |                    |
1146 *  |        |                    |
1147 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1148 *  |        |                    |
1149 *  |        |                    |
1150 *  |        v                    |
1151 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x403C7000 / 0x3FCC7000
1152 *  |        ^                    |
1153 *  |        |                    |
1154 *  |        |                    |
1155 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1156 *  |        |                    |
1157 *  |        |                    |
1158 *  |        v                    |
1159 *  +------------------------------+ 0x403D0000 / 0x3FCD0000
1160 *  |        ^                    |
1161 *  |        |                    |
1162 *  |        |                    |
1163 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1164 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1165 *  |        |                    |
1166 *  |        v                    |
1167 *  +------------------------------+ 0x403D5400 / 0x3FCD5400
1168 *  |        ^                    |
1169 *  |        |                    |
1170 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1171 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1172 *  |        v                    |
1173 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x403DFFFF / 0x3FCDFFFF - SRAM1 END
1174```
1175
1176### ESP32-C6
1177
1178```
1179                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1180 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40800000 / 0x40800000 - HP SRAM START
1181 *  |        ^                    |
1182 *  |        |                    |
1183 *  |        |                    |
1184 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1185 *  |        |                    |
1186 *  |        |                    |
1187 *  |        v                    |
1188 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40860610 / 0x40860610
1189 *  |        ^                    |
1190 *  |        |                    |
1191 *  |        |                    |
1192 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1193 *  |        |                    |
1194 *  |        |                    |
1195 *  |        v                    |
1196 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40869610 / 0x40869610
1197 *  |        ^                    |
1198 *  |        |                    |
1199 *  |        |                    |
1200 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1201 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1202 *  |        |                    |
1203 *  |        v                    |
1204 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40870610 / 0x40870610
1205 *  |        ^                    |
1206 *  |        |                    |
1207 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1208 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1209 *  |        v                    |
1210 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x4087FFFF / 0x4087FFFF - HP SRAM END
1211```
1212
1213### ESP32-H2
1214
1215```
1216                                     IRAM ADDR  / DRAM ADDR
1217 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x40800000 / 0x40800000 - HP SRAM START
1218 *  |        ^                    |
1219 *  |        |                    |
1220 *  |        |                    |
1221 *  |        | FREE               |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1222 *  |        |                    |
1223 *  |        |                    |
1224 *  |        v                    |
1225 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x408317D0 / 0x408317D0
1226 *  |        ^                    |
1227 *  |        |                    |
1228 *  |        |                    |
1229 *  |        | iram_seg           |  *CLAIMABLE BY OS RAM
1230 *  |        |                    |
1231 *  |        |                    |
1232 *  |        v                    |
1233 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40839FD0 / 0x40839FD0
1234 *  |        ^                    |
1235 *  |        |                    |
1236 *  |        |                    |
1237 *  |        | iram_loader_seg    |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1238 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1239 *  |        |                    |
1240 *  |        v                    |
1241 *  +------------------------------+ 0x40840FD0 / 0x40840FD0
1242 *  |        ^                    |
1243 *  |        |                    |
1244 *  |        | dram_seg           |  *** SHOULD NOT BE OVERLAPPED ***
1245 *  |        |                    |  *** OS CAN RECLAIM IT AFTER BOOT LATER AS HEAP ***
1246 *  |        v                    |
1247 *  +--------+--------------+------+ 0x4084FFFF / 0x4084FFFF - HP SRAM END
1248```
1249

readme-mbed.md

1# MCUboot port for Mbed OS
2
3This is an MCUboot port for Mbed OS.
4
5## Using MCUboot
6
7Note: The following is a general overview. It does not cover MCUboot or Mbed OS basics.
8
9See https://github.com/AGlass0fMilk/mbed-mcuboot-demo as a detailed example.
10
11### Basic configurations
12
13To use MCUboot, you need to create an Mbed OS project with the following configurations:
14* `"mcuboot.primary-slot-address"`: address of the primary slot in the internal flash
15* `"mcuboot.slot-size"`: size of an image slot (only one image, two slots are currently supported)
16* `"mcuboot.max-img-sectors"`: maximum number of sectors, should be at least the number of sectors in each slot
17* `"target.restrict_size"`: the maximum size of the bootloader, such that it does not overlap with the primary slot
18
19More configurations such as signing algorithm, slot swapping, etc. can be found in [mbed_lib.json](https://github.com/mcu-tools/mcuboot/tree/main/boot/mbed/mbed_lib.json). Please note that certain features are not currently supported.
20
21### Providing a secondary slot
22
23You need to provide an instance of `mbed::BlockDevice` as the secondary slot. It can be any types of internal or external storage provided that:
24* Its size equals the `"mcuboot.slot-size"` you have set
25* Its minimum supported read and write sizes (granularities) are _no larger than_ 16 byte, which MCUboot's read/write operations are aligned to. If the read size is larger than _one byte_, you need to set `"mcuboot.read-granularity"` to the read size of the storage - this buffers smaller read operations.
26
27In order for MCUboot to access your secondary slot, the interface to implement is
28```cpp
29mbed::BlockDevice* get_secondary_bd(void);
30```
31which should return an uninitialized instance of BlockDevice.
32
33### Building the bootloader
34
35To build a bootloader based on MCUboot, make sure `"mcuboot.bootloader-build"` is `true` (already the default) and you have provided configurations and a secondary slot BlockDevice as explained above.
36
37### Building a user application
38
39To build a user application, set `"mcuboot.bootloader-build"` to `false` so MCUboot is built as a _library only_ without a bootloader application. This is useful if your user application needs to confirm the current image with `boot_set_confirmed()` after an update, or set a new image in the secondary slot as pending with `boot_set_pending()` in order to trigger an update upon reboot.
40
41As your application starts in the primary slots (instead of the beginning of the whole flash), you need to set the start address (`"target.mbed_app_start"`) to be equal to `"mcuboot.primary-slot-address"` + `"mcuboot.header-size"` of your bootloader. And its size (`"target.mbed_app_size"`) must be no larger than `"mcuboot.slot-size"` - `"mcuboot.header-size"`, and some space must be left for the image trailer too (see [this](design.md#image-trailer)).
42

readme-mynewt.md

1# Running mynewt apps with MCUboot
2
3Due to small differences between Mynewt's bundled bootloader and MCUboot,
4when building an app that will be run with MCUboot as the bootloader and
5which at the same time requires to use `newtmgr` to manage images, MCUboot
6must be added as a new dependency for this app.
7
8First you need to add the repo to your `project.yml`:
9
10```
11    project.repositories:
12        - mcuboot
13
14    repository.mcuboot:
15        type: github
16        vers: 0-dev
17        user: mcu-tools
18        repo: mcuboot
19```
20
21Then update your app's `pkg.yml` adding the extra dependency:
22
23```
24    pkg.deps:
25        - "@mcuboot/boot/bootutil"
26```
27
28Also remove any dependency on `boot/bootutil` (mynewt's bundled bootloader)
29which might exist.
30
31To configure MCUboot check all the options available in
32`boot/mynewt/mcuboot_config/syscfg.yml`.
33
34Also, MCUboot uses a different image header struct as well as slightly
35different TLV structure, so images created by `newt` have to be generated
36in this new format. That is done by passing the extra parameter `-2` as in:
37
38`newt create-image <target> <version> <pubkey> -2`
39
40# Boot serial functionality with Mynewt
41
42Building with `BOOT_SERIAL: 1` enables some basic management functionality
43like listing images and uploading a new image to `slot0`. The serial bootloader
44requires that `mtu` is set to a value that is less than or equal to `256`.
45This can be done either by editing `~/.newtmgr.cp.json` and setting the `mtu`
46for the connection profile, or specifying you connection string manually as in:
47
48```
49newtmgr --conntype serial --connstring "dev=/dev/ttyUSB0,mtu=256" image upload -e blinky.img
50```
51
52where `/dev/ttyUSB0` is your serial port.
53

readme-nuttx.md

1# MCUboot port for NuttX
2
3## Description
4
5The NuttX port of MCUboot secure boot library expects that the platform provides a Flash storage with the following partitions:
6- `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_PRIMARY_SLOT_PATH`: MTD partition for the application firmware image PRIMARY slot;
7- `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SECONDARY_SLOT_PATH`: MTD partition for the application firmware image SECONDARY slot;
8- `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SCRATCH_PATH`: MTD partition for the Scratch area;
9
10Also, these are optional features that may be enabled:
11
12- `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_WATCHDOG`: If `CONFIG_WATCHDOG` is enabled, MCUboot shall reset the watchdog timer indicated by `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_WATCHDOG_DEVPATH` to the current timeout value, preventing any imminent watchdog timeouts.
13
14The porting layer of MCUboot library consists of the following interfaces:
15- `<flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h>`, for enabling MCUboot to manage the application firmware image slots in the device storage.
16- `<mcuboot_config/mcuboot_config.h>`, for configuration of MCUboot's features.
17- `<mcuboot_config/mcuboot_logging.h>`, for providing logging capabilities.
18- `<os/os_malloc.h>`, for providing MCUboot access to the OS memory management interfaces.
19- `<sysflash/sysflash.h>`, for configuration of the system's flash area organization.
20
21The NuttX port of MCUboot is implemented at application-level and requires minimal knowledge about characteristics of the underlying storage device. This is achieved by means of the `BCH` and `FTL` subsystems, which enable MCUboot to manage MTD partitions via character device drivers using standard POSIX filesystem operations (e.g. `open()` / `close()` / `read()` / `write()`).
22
23## Creating MCUboot-compatible application firmware images
24
25One common use case for MCUboot is to integrate it to a firmware update agent, which is an important component of a secure firmware update subsystem. Through MCUboot APIs an application is able to install a newly received application firmware image and, once this application firmware image is assured to be valid, the application may confirm it as a stable image. In case that application firmware image is deemed bogus, MCUboot provides an API for invalidating that update, which will induce a rollback procedure to the most recent stable application firmware image.
26
27The `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_UPDATE_AGENT_EXAMPLE` example demonstrates this workflow by downloading an application firmware image from a webserver, installing it and triggering the firmware update process for the next boot after a system reset. There is also the `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SLOT_CONFIRM_EXAMPLE`, which is a fairly simple example that just calls an MCUboot API for confirming the executing application firmware image as stable.
28
29## Using MCUboot on NuttX as a secure boot solution
30
31NuttX port for MCUboot also enables the creation of a secure bootloader application requiring minimal platform-specific implementation. The logical implementation for the secure boot is performed at application-level by the MCUboot library. Once MCUboot validates the application firmware image, it delegates the loading and execution of the application firmware image to a platform-specific routine, which is accessed via `boardctl(BOARDIOC_BOOT_IMAGE)` call. Each platform must then provide an implementation for the `board_boot_image()` for executing the required actions in order to boot a new application firmware image (e.g. deinitialize peripherals, load the Program Counter register with the application firmware image entry point address).
32
33The MCUboot bootloader application may be enabled by selecting the `CONFIG_MCUBOOT_BOOTLOADER` option.
34
35## Assumptions
36
37### IOCTL MTD commands
38
39The implementation of `<flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h>` expects that the MTD driver for a given image partition handles the following `ioctl` commands:
40- `MTDIOC_GEOMETRY`, for retrieving information about the geometry of the MTD, required for the configuration of the size of each flash area.
41- `MTDIOC_ERASESTATE`, for retrieving the byte value of an erased cell of the MTD, required for the implementation of `flash_area_erased_val()` interface.
42
43### Write access alignment
44
45Through `flash_area_align()` interface MCUboot expects that the implementation provides the shortest data length that may be written via `flash_area_write()` interface. The NuttX implementation passes through the `BCH` and `FTL` layers, which appropriately handle the write alignment restrictions of the underlying MTD. So The NuttX implementation of `flash_area_align()` is able to return a fixed value of 1 byte, even if the MTD does not support byte operations.
46
47## Limitations
48
49### `<flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h>` functions are not multitasking-safe
50
51MCUboot's documentation imposes no restrictions regarding the usage of its public interfaces, which doesn't mean they are thread-safe.
52But, regarding NuttX implementation of the `<flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h>`, it is safe to state that they are **not** multitasking-safe. NuttX implementation manages the MTD partitions via character device drivers. As file-descriptors cannot be shared between different tasks, if one task calls `flash_area_open` and another task calls `flash_area_<read/write/close>` passing the same `struct flash_area` instance, it will result in failure.
53

readme-riot.md

1# Building and using MCUboot with RIOT
2
3MCUboot began its life as the bootloader for Mynewt.  It has since
4acquired the ability to be used as a bootloader for RIOT as well.
5Currently the support is limited to the nrf52dk platform.
6
7## Building the bootloader itself
8
9In this first version, a prebuilt Mynewt binary is downloaded at
10compile time.  This binary was compiled to do an integrity check, but
11not a signature check. In order to configure the bootloader for
12signature check it is necessary to re-compile it either with Mynewt
13or Zephyr, following the provided instructions.
14
15In the next version, it is planned to compile MCUboot using RIOT,
16which should be able to boot any of the supported OS images.
17
18## Building applications for the bootloader
19
20A compatible MCUboot image can be compiled by typing: `make mcuboot`.
21
22The only variable which needs to be set is `IMAGE_VERSION` loaded
23with a valid formatted value. The format is `major.minor.patch+other`
24(e.g. `export IMAGE_VERSION= 1.1.1+1`. This variable can be either
25exported in the Makefile or manually, prior to the compilation process.
26
27The goal is to produce an ELF file which is linked to be flashed at a
28`BOOTLOADER_OFFSET` offset rather than the beginning of ROM.  MCUboot
29also expects an image padded with some specific headers containing the
30version information, and trailer type-length-value records (TLVs) with
31hash and signing information. This is done through the imgtool.py
32application, which is executed automatically by the RIOT build system.
33
34### Signing the application
35
36The application will be automatically signed with the provided key.
37If no key is provided, a new key will be automatically generated. The
38default key type is RSA-2048.
39
40In order to use your provided key, you need to recompile the bootloader
41using you public key, either in Zephyr or Mynewt by following the
42provided procedure for the selected OS.
43
44### Flashing the application
45
46The application can be flashed by typing: `make flash-mcuboot`.
47This will flash both the bootloader and the application.
48

readme-zephyr.md

1# Building and using MCUboot with Zephyr
2
3MCUboot began its life as the bootloader for Mynewt.  It has since
4acquired the ability to be used as a bootloader for Zephyr as well.
5There are some pretty significant differences in how apps are built
6for Zephyr, and these are documented here.
7
8Please see the [design document](design.md) for documentation on the design
9and operation of the bootloader itself. This functionality should be the same
10on all supported RTOSs.
11
12The first step required for Zephyr is making sure your board has flash
13partitions defined in its device tree. These partitions are:
14
15- `boot_partition`: for MCUboot itself
16- `slot0_partition`: the primary slot of Image 0
17- `slot1_partition`: the secondary slot of Image 0
18
19It is not recommended to use the swap-using-scratch algorithm of MCUboot, but
20if this operating mode is desired then the following flash partition is also
21needed (see end of this help file for details on creating a scratch partition
22and how to use the swap-using-scratch algorithm):
23
24- `scratch_partition`: the scratch slot
25
26Currently, the two image slots must be contiguous. If you are running
27MCUboot as your stage 1 bootloader, `boot_partition` must be configured
28so your SoC runs it out of reset. If there are multiple updateable images
29then the corresponding primary and secondary partitions must be defined for
30the rest of the images too (for example, `slot2_partition` and
31`slot3_partition` for Image 1).
32
33The flash partitions are typically defined in the Zephyr boards folder, in a
34file named `boards/<arch>/<board>/<board>.dts`. An example `.dts` file with
35flash partitions defined is the frdm_k64f's in
36`boards/arm/frdm_k64f/frdm_k64f.dts`. Make sure the DT node labels in your board's
37`.dts` file match the ones used there.
38
39## Installing requirements and dependencies
40
41Install additional packages required for development with MCUboot:
42
43```
44  cd ~/mcuboot  # or to your directory where MCUboot is cloned
45  pip3 install --user -r scripts/requirements.txt
46```
47
48## Building the bootloader itself
49
50The bootloader is an ordinary Zephyr application, at least from
51Zephyr's point of view.  There is a bit of configuration that needs to
52be made before building it.  Most of this can be done as documented in
53the `CMakeLists.txt` file in boot/zephyr.  There are comments there for
54guidance.  It is important to select a signature algorithm, and decide
55if the primary slot should be validated on every boot.
56
57To build MCUboot, create a build directory in boot/zephyr, and build
58it as usual:
59
60```
61  cd boot/zephyr
62  west build -b <board>
63```
64
65In addition to the partitions defined in DTS, some additional
66information about the flash layout is currently required to build
67MCUboot itself. All the needed configuration is collected in
68`boot/zephyr/include/target.h`. Depending on the board, this information
69may come from board-specific headers, Device Tree, or be configured by
70MCUboot on a per-SoC family basis.
71
72After building the bootloader, the binaries should reside in
73`build/zephyr/zephyr.{bin,hex,elf}`, where `build` is the build
74directory you chose when running `west build`. Use `west flash`
75to flash these binaries from the build directory. Depending
76on the target and flash tool used, this might erase the whole of the flash
77memory (mass erase) or only the sectors where the bootloader resides prior to
78programming the bootloader image itself.
79
80## Building applications for the bootloader
81
82In addition to flash partitions in DTS, some additional configuration
83is required to build applications for MCUboot.
84
85This is handled internally by the Zephyr configuration system and is wrapped
86in the `CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT` Kconfig variable, which must be enabled in
87the application's `prj.conf` file.
88
89The directory `samples/zephyr/hello-world` in the MCUboot tree contains
90a simple application with everything you need. You can try it on your
91board and then just make a copy of it to get started on your own
92application; see samples/zephyr/README.md for a tutorial.
93
94The Zephyr `CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT` configuration option
95[documentation](https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/kconfig.html#CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT)
96provides additional details regarding the changes it makes to the image
97placement and generation in order for an application to be bootable by MCUboot.
98
99With this, build the application as your normally would.
100
101### Signing the application
102
103In order to upgrade to an image (or even boot it, if
104`MCUBOOT_VALIDATE_PRIMARY_SLOT` is enabled), the images must be signed.
105To make development easier, MCUboot is distributed with some example
106keys.  It is important to stress that these should never be used for
107production, since the private key is publicly available in this
108repository.  See below on how to make your own signatures.
109
110Images can be signed with the `scripts/imgtool.py` script.  It is best
111to look at `samples/zephyr/Makefile` for examples on how to use this.
112
113### Flashing the application
114
115The application itself can flashed with regular flash tools, but will
116need to be programmed at the offset of the primary slot for this particular
117target. Depending on the platform and flash tool you might need to manually
118specify a flash offset corresponding to the primary slot starting address. This
119is usually not relevant for flash tools that use Intel Hex images (.hex) instead
120of raw binary images (.bin) since the former include destination address
121information. Additionally you will need to make sure that the flash tool does
122not perform a mass erase (erasing the whole of the flash) or else you would be
123deleting MCUboot.
124These images can also be marked for upgrade, and loaded into the secondary slot,
125at which point the bootloader should perform an upgrade.  It is up to
126the image to mark the primary slot as "image ok" before the next reboot,
127otherwise the bootloader will revert the application.
128
129## Managing signing keys
130
131The signing keys used by MCUboot are represented in standard formats,
132and can be generated and processed using conventional tools.  However,
133`scripts/imgtool.py` is able to generate key pairs in all of the
134supported formats.  See [the docs](imgtool.md) for more details on
135this tool.
136
137### Generating a new keypair
138
139Generating a keypair with imgtool is a matter of running the keygen
140subcommand:
141
142```
143    $ ./scripts/imgtool.py keygen -k mykey.pem -t rsa-2048
144```
145
146The argument to `-t` should be the desired key type.  See the
147[the docs](imgtool.md) for more details on the possible key types.
148
149### Extracting the public key
150
151The generated keypair above contains both the public and the private
152key.  It is necessary to extract the public key and insert it into the
153bootloader.  Use the ``CONFIG_BOOT_SIGNATURE_KEY_FILE`` Kconfig option to
154provide the path to the key file so the build system can extract
155the public key in a format usable by the C compiler.
156The generated public key is saved in `build/zephyr/autogen-pubkey.h`, which is included
157by the `boot/zephyr/keys.c`.
158
159Currently, the Zephyr RTOS port limits its support to one keypair at the time,
160although MCUboot's key management infrastructure supports multiple keypairs.
161
162Once MCUboot is built, this new keypair file (`mykey.pem` in this
163example) can be used to sign images.
164
165## Using swap-using-scratch flash algorithm
166
167To use the swap-using-scratch flash algorithm, a scratch partition needs to be
168present for the target board which is used for holding the data being swapped
169from both slots, this section must be at least as big as the largest sector
170size of the 2 partitions (e.g. if a device has a primary slot in main flash
171with a sector size of 512 bytes and secondar slot in external off-chip flash
172with a sector size of 4KB then the scratch area must be at least 4KB in size).
173The number of sectors must also be evenly divisable by this sector size, e.g.
1744KB, 8KB, 12KB, 16KB are allowed, 7KB, 7.5KB are not. This scratch partition
175needs adding to the .dts file for the board, e.g. for the nrf52dk_nrf52832
176board thus would involve updating
177`<zephyr>/boards/arm/nrf52dk_nrf52832/nrf52dk_nrf52832.dts` with:
178
179```
180    boot_partition: partition@0 {
181        label = "mcuboot";
182        reg = <0x00000000 0xc000>;
183    };
184    slot0_partition: partition@c000 {
185        label = "image-0";
186        reg = <0x0000C000 0x37000>;
187    };
188    slot1_partition: partition@43000 {
189        label = "image-1";
190        reg = <0x00043000 0x37000>;
191    };
192    storage_partition: partition@7a000 {
193        label = "storage";
194        reg = <0x0007a000 0x00006000>;
195    };
196```
197
198Which would make the application size 220KB and scratch size 24KB (the nRF52832
199has a 4KB sector size so the size of the scratch partition can be reduced at
200the cost of vastly reducing flash lifespan, e.g. for a 32KB firmware update
201with an 8KB scratch area, the scratch area would be erased and programmed 8
202times per image upgrade/revert). To configure MCUboot to work in
203swap-using-scratch mode, the Kconfig value must be set when building it:
204`CONFIG_BOOT_SWAP_USING_SCRATCH=y`.
205
206Note that it is possible for an application to get into a stuck state when
207swap-using-scratch is used whereby an application has loaded a firmware update
208and marked it as test/confirmed but MCUboot will not swap the images and
209erasing the secondary slot from the zephyr application returns an error
210because the slot is marked for upgrade.
211
212## Serial recovery
213
214### Interface selection
215
216A serial recovery protocol is available over either a hardware serial port or a USB CDC ACM virtual serial port.
217The SMP server implementation can be enabled by the ``CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SERIAL=y`` Kconfig option.
218To set a type of an interface, use the ``BOOT_SERIAL_DEVICE`` Kconfig choice, and select either the ``CONFIG_BOOT_SERIAL_UART`` or the ``CONFIG_BOOT_SERIAL_CDC_ACM`` value.
219Which interface belongs to the protocol shall be set by the devicetree-chosen node:
220- `zephyr,console` - If a hardware serial port is used.
221- `zephyr,cdc-acm-uart` - If a virtual serial port is used.
222
223### Entering the serial recovery mode
224
225To enter the serial recovery mode, the device has to initiate rebooting, and a triggering event has to occur (for example, pressing a button).
226
227By default, the serial recovery GPIO pin active state enters the serial recovery mode.
228Use the ``mcuboot_button0`` devicetree button alias to assign the GPIO pin to the MCUboot.
229
230Alternatively, MCUboot can wait for a limited time to check if DFU is invoked by receiving an MCUmgr command.
231Select ``CONFIG_BOOT_SERIAL_WAIT_FOR_DFU=y`` to use this mode. ``CONFIG_BOOT_SERIAL_WAIT_FOR_DFU_TIMEOUT`` option defines
232the amount of time in milliseconds the device will wait for the trigger.
233
234### Direct image upload
235
236By default, the SMP server implementation will only use the first slot.
237To change it, invoke the `image upload` MCUmgr command with a selected image number, and make sure the ``CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SERIAL_DIRECT_IMAGE_UPLOAD=y`` Kconfig option is enabled.
238Note that the ``CONFIG_UPDATEABLE_IMAGE_NUMBER`` Kconfig option adjusts the number of image-pairs supported by the MCUboot.
239
240The mapping of image number to partition is as follows:
241* 0 and 1 - image-0, the primary slot of the first image.
242* 2 - image-1, the secondary slot of the first image.
243* 3 - image-2.
244* 4 - image-3.
245
2460 is a default upload target when no explicit selection is done.
247
248### System-specific commands
249
250Use the ``CONFIG_ENABLE_MGMT_PERUSER=y`` Kconfig option to enable the following additional commands:
251* Storage erase - This command allows erasing the storage partition (enable with ``CONFIG_BOOT_MGMT_CUSTOM_STORAGE_ERASE=y``).
252* Custom image list - This command allows fetching version and installation status (custom properties) for all images (enable with ``CONFIG_BOOT_MGMT_CUSTOM_IMG_LIST=y``).
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256For details on other available configuration options for the serial recovery protocol, check the Kconfig options  (for example by using ``menuconfig``).
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