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Platform Hardening

D3-PH
D3-PH (Platform Hardening)

Definition

Hardening components of a Platform with the intention of making them more difficult to exploit.

Platforms includes components such as:

  • BIOS UEFI Subsystems
  • Hardware security devices such as Trusted Platform Modules
  • Boot process logic or code
  • Kernel software components
Synonyms: Endpoint Hardening , and System Hardening .
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Technique Subclasses

There are 10 techniques in this category, Platform Hardening.

Name ID Definition Synonyms
Platform Hardening D3-PH Hardening components of a Platform with the intention of making them more difficult to exploit. Platforms includes components such as: * BIOS UEFI Subsystems * Hardware security devices such as Trusted Platform Modules * Boot process logic or code * Kernel software components Endpoint Hardening , and System Hardening
- Bootloader Authentication D3-BA Cryptographically authenticating the bootloader software before system boot. Secure Boot
- Disk Encryption D3-DENCR Encrypting a hard disk partition to prevent cleartext access to a file system.
- Driver Load Integrity Checking D3-DLIC Ensuring the integrity of drivers loaded during initialization of the operating system.
- File Encryption D3-FE Encrypting a file using a cryptographic key.
- Local File Permissions D3-LFP Restricting access to a local file by configuring operating system functionality.
- RF Shielding D3-RFS Adding physical barriers to a platform to prevent undesired radio interference.
- Software Update D3-SU Replacing old software on a computer system component.
- System Configuration Permissions D3-SCP Restricting system configuration modifications to a specific user or group of users.
- TPM Boot Integrity D3-TBI Assuring the integrity of a platform by demonstrating that the boot process starts from a trusted combination of hardware and software and continues until the operating system has fully booted and applications are running. Sometimes called Static Root of Trust Measurement (STRM). Static Root of Trust Measurement , and STRM
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