Firmware Interface Table

BIOS Specification

ID Date Version Classification
599500 02/01/2024 Public

A newer version of this document is available. Customers should click here to go to the newest version.

Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents
Revision History Firmware Interface Table Introduction Summary of Key Requirements: FIT Pointer Firmware Interface Table
Revision History
Firmware Interface Table Introduction
Summary of Key Requirements:
FIT Pointer
FIT Pointer FIT Pointer Rules
FIT Pointer Rules
Firmware Interface Table
Firmware Interface Table FIT Ordering Rules FIT Header (Type 0) Rules Microcode Update (Type 1) Rules Startup ACM (Type 2) Rules Diagnostic ACM (Type 3) Rules Platform Boot Policy (Type 4) Rules Memory Microcontroller Firmware Image (Type 5) Rules FIT Reset State (Type 6) Rules BIOS Startup Module (Type 7) Rules TPM Policy Record (Type 8) Rules BIOS Policy Data Record (Type 9) Rules Intel® TXT Policy Data Record (Type 0xA) Rules Key Manifest Record (Type 0xB) Rules Boot Policy Manifest (Type 0xC) Rules FSP Boot Manifest (Type 0xD) Rules Intel® CSE Secure Boot (Type 0x10) Rules Vendor Authorized Boot Provisioning Table (Type 0x1A) Rules Vendor Authorized Boot Key Manifest (Type 0x1B) Rules Vendor Authorized Boot Image Manifest (Type 0x1C) Rules Vendor Authorized Boot Image Descriptors (Type 0x1D) Rules SACM Debug Record (Type 0x2C) Rules Feature Policy Record (Type 0x2D) Rules Granular SCRTM Error Record (Type 0x2E) Rules
FIT Ordering Rules
FIT Header (Type 0) Rules
Microcode Update (Type 1) Rules
Startup ACM (Type 2) Rules
Startup ACM (Type 2) Rules Legacy Record Modern Record CPU processing rules
Legacy Record
Modern Record
CPU processing rules
Diagnostic ACM (Type 3) Rules
Platform Boot Policy (Type 4) Rules
Memory Microcontroller Firmware Image (Type 5) Rules
FIT Reset State (Type 6) Rules
BIOS Startup Module (Type 7) Rules
TPM Policy Record (Type 8) Rules
TPM Policy Record (Type 8) Rules TPM Enabling Policy
TPM Enabling Policy
BIOS Policy Data Record (Type 9) Rules
Intel® TXT Policy Data Record (Type 0xA) Rules
Intel® TXT Policy Data Record (Type 0xA) Rules TXT Configuration Policy
TXT Configuration Policy
Key Manifest Record (Type 0xB) Rules
Boot Policy Manifest (Type 0xC) Rules
FSP Boot Manifest (Type 0xD) Rules
Intel® CSE Secure Boot (Type 0x10) Rules
Vendor Authorized Boot Provisioning Table (Type 0x1A) Rules
Vendor Authorized Boot Key Manifest (Type 0x1B) Rules
Vendor Authorized Boot Image Manifest (Type 0x1C) Rules
Vendor Authorized Boot Image Descriptors (Type 0x1D) Rules
SACM Debug Record (Type 0x2C) Rules
Feature Policy Record (Type 0x2D) Rules
Granular SCRTM Error Record (Type 0x2E) Rules

Revision History

Revision Number

Description

Revision Date

1.5

  • Added Memory Microcontroller Firmware Image record
  • Added FSP Boot Manifest record

February 2024

1.4

  • Added VAB Provisioning Table record
  • Added VAB Boot Key Manifest record
  • Added VAB Boot Image Manifest record
  • Added VAB Boot Image Descriptors record
  • Added StartUp ACM record
  • Added Platform Boot Policy record
  • Added FIT Reset State

October 2022

1.3

  • Internal only - maintenance updates

June 2021

1.2

  • Updated CSE Secure Boot Rules in section

April 2020

1.1

  • Merged 338505 content into new ID 599500
  • Added FIT Entry for Diagnostic ACM Rules in section 4.4.2
  • Updated base formatting and stylesheet

January 2020

001

  • Updated Microcode Update Rules in section 4.3
  • Initial publication

November 2018

0.70

  • Initial release

October 2016

Firmware Interface Table Introduction