Comment 25 for bug 1987162

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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

> A default Ubuntu install only gets us "Security Level 1". The highest level is "Security Level 3".

It's not a function of the OS, it's a function of the underlying hardware, firmware, and firmware configuration for your given system.
The "!" in the HSI string is controlled by OS behavior (such as encrypted swap, taint, etc).

At least on a pre-production Lenovo Z13 I can get HSI-2, depending on whether Lenovo has SPI replay protection in the production hardware I might be able to get all the way to HSI 4.

Host Security ID: HSI:2! (v1.8.4)

HSI-1
✔ Fused platform: Locked
✔ Rollback protection: Enabled
✔ Supported CPU: Valid
✔ TPM empty PCRs: Valid
✔ TPM v2.0: Found
✔ UEFI platform key: Valid

HSI-2
✔ IOMMU: Enabled
✔ Platform Debugging: Locked
✔ SPI write protection: Enabled
✔ TPM PCR0 reconstruction: Valid

HSI-3
✔ Pre-boot DMA protection: Enabled
✔ Suspend-to-idle: Enabled
✔ Suspend-to-ram: Disabled
✘ SPI replay protection: Disabled

HSI-4
✔ Encrypted RAM: Encrypted