Linux Vendor Firmware Service

Contents:

• Introduction
  • The Problem
  • System Architecture
  • GNOME Software
  • fwupd
  • LVFS
  • Conclusions
• Getting an Account
  • Information to Supply
  • Vendor Groups
  • Export Control
  • End User License Agreements
  • Alternate Branches
• Metadata
  • MetaInfo Files
  • Using GUIDs
  • AppStream ID
  • Update Category
  • Update Protocol
  • Device Integrity
  • Version Format
  • Device Flags
  • Adding Restrictions
  • Source Requirements
  • Component Tags
  • Device Icons
  • Composite Hardware
  • Further Details
  • Screenshots
  • Generic Components
  • Style Guide
• Uploading Firmware
  • Creating a Cabinet Archive
  • Signing The Archive
  • Remotes
  • Affiliated Vendors
  • Automatic Uploads
• Firmware Testing
  • Online Tests
  • End-to-End testing
• Claims
  • UEFI Shell
  • Old Microcode
  • Computrace
  • EDK Debug Agent
  • HP Sure Start
  • Intel BIOS Guard
  • Intel Boot Guard
  • Software Bill of Materials
• User Telemetry
  • Vendor Summary
  • Known Issues
• Custom Protocol
  • Intellectual Property Concerns
  • Depending on a new library
  • Building fwupd
• Security
  • UEFI UpdateCapsule
• Privacy Report
  • Scope
  • Who is responsible for this policy?
  • Fair and lawful processing
  • Accuracy and relevance
  • Your personal data
  • Data security
  • Subject Access Requests
  • Processing data
  • GDPR Provisions
  • Transparency of data protection
  • Consent
  • Data portability
  • Right to be forgotten
  • Privacy by design and default
  • Data audit and register
  • Reporting breaches
  • Monitoring
  • Consequences of Failing to Comply
• Offline Firmware
  • Deploy in immutable image
  • Mirror the public firmware
  • Export a shared directory
  • Downloading manually
  • Create your own LVFS
• Product Certification
  • Introduction
  • Requirements
  • Conclusion
• LVFS Releases
  • 1.5.1 (2023-05-05
  • 1.5.0 (2023-01-03)
  • 1.4.0 (2022-05-24)
  • 1.3.2 (2021-06-22)
  • 1.3.1 (2021-04-06)
  • 1.3.0 (2021-02-08)
  • 1.2.0 (2020-06-09)
  • 1.1.6 (2020-01-28)
  • 1.1.5 (2019-11-15)
  • 1.1.4 (2019-09-26)
  • 1.1.3 (2019-08-06)
  • 1.1.2 (2019-05-28)
  • 1.1.1 (2019-05-21)
  • 1.1.0 (2019-05-14)
  • 1.0.0 (2019-05-02)
• ChromeOS firmware testing
  • Prerequisites
  • Prepare Chrome OS for testing
  • Pack a fresh firmware into the CAB format
  • Local test of the CAB file
  • LVFS
  • Updates with LVFS
  • Test cases
  • Appendix A: List of FWs used in this doc
• How to run fwupd tests with Moblab
  • Overview
  • Before you begin
  • Test cases
  • How to verify the test results
  • How to get debug information
  • FAQs