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2Glossary of terms and abbreviations
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5.. glossary::
6    :sorted:
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8    Application RoT
9        `PSA term`_. The security domain in which additional security services
10        are implemented. Also referred as ARoT.
11
12    HAL
13        Hardware Abstraction Layer:
14        Interface to abstract hardware-oriented operations and provides a set of
15        APIs to the upper layers.
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17    RoT
18        Root of Trust:
19        `PSA term`_. This is the minimal set of software, hardware and data that
20        is implicitly trusted in the platform — there is no software or hardware
21        at a deeper level that can verify that the Root of Trust is authentic
22        and unmodified.
23
24    RoT Service
25        `PSA term`_. A set of related security operations that are implemented
26        in a Secure Partition.
27
28    NSPE
29        Non Secure Processing Enviroment:
30        `PSA term`_. In TF-M this means non secure domain typically running an
31        OS using services provided by TF-M.
32
33    PSA
34        `PSA term`_. Platform Security Architecture.
35
36    PSA-FF
37        `PSA term`_. Platform Security Architecture Firmware Framework.
38
39    PSA-FF-M
40        `PSA term`_. Platform Security Architecture Firmware Framework for M.
41
42    PSA RoT
43        `PSA term`_. This defines the most trusted security domain within a PSA
44        system. Also referred as PRoT.
45
46    SFN
47        Secure Function:
48        The function entry to a secure service. Multiple SFN per SS are
49        permitted.
50
51    SP
52    Secure Partition
53        A logical container for secure services.
54
55    SPE
56        Secure Processing Environment:
57        `PSA term`_. In TF-M this means the secure domain protected by TF-M.
58
59    SPM
60    Secure Partition Manager
61        The TF-M component responsible for enumeration, management and isolation
62        of multiple Secure Partitions within the TEE.
63
64    SPRT
65        Secure Partition Runtime:
66        The TF-M component responsible for Secure Partition runtime
67        functionalities.
68
69    SPRTL
70        Secure Partition Runtime Library:
71        A library contains the SPRT code and data.
72
73    SS
74        Secure Service:
75        A component within the TEE that is atomic from a security/trust point of
76        view, i.e. which is viewed as a single entity from a TF-M point of view.
77
78    PS
79    Protected Storage
80       One of PSA services provided by TF-M.
81
82    ITS
83    Internal Trusted Storage
84       One of PSA services provided by TF-M.
85
86    TFM
87    TF-M
88        Trusted Firmware-M or Trusted Firmware for M-class.
89        ARM TF-M provides a reference implementation of secure world software
90        for ARMv8-M.
91
92    TBSA-M
93        Trusted Base System Architecture for M.
94        TBSA term. See `Trusted Base System Architecture for M`_
95
96    MPC
97        Memory Protection Controller:
98        Bus slave-side security controller for memory regions.
99
100    PPC
101        Peripheral Protection Controller:
102        Bus slave-side security controller for peripheral access.
103
104    S/NS
105        Secure/Non-secure:
106        The separation provided by TrustZone hardware components in the system.
107
108    SAU
109        Secure Attribution Unit:
110        Hardware component providing isolation between Secure, Non-secure
111        Callable and Non-secure addresses.
112
113    AAPCS
114        ARM Architecture Procedure Call Standard:
115        The AAPCS defines how subroutines can be separately written, separately
116        compiled, and separately assembled to work together. It describes a
117        contract between a calling routine and a called routine
118
119    MPU
120        Memory Protection Unit:
121        Hardware component providing privilege control.
122
123    SVC
124        SuperVisor Call:
125        ARMv7M assembly instruction to call a privileged handler function
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127.. rubric:: Reference
128
129| `Firmware Framework for M (FF-M)`_
130
131.. _Firmware Framework for M (FF-M):
132   https://www.arm.com/architecture/security-features/platform-security
133
134.. _PSA term: `Firmware Framework for M (FF-M)`_
135
136| `Trusted Base System Architecture for M`_
137
138.. _Trusted Base System Architecture for M:
139   https://www.arm.com/architecture/security-features/platform-security
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