The system begins with power-on, proceeds through hardware initialization, and continues with sequential stage execution where each stage directly loads and executes the next until the boot target is reached.
```
Power On → Hardware Init → Boot Manager → Boot Target
↓↓↑
Power On -> Hardware Init -> Boot Manager -> Boot Target
| ||
[ROM/Flash] [Configuration] [Hand-off]
```
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ Components are verified against stored cryptographic signatures or hashes and if
Systems implementing verified boot require cryptographic verification capabilities and secure storage for verification material.
```
Power On → Hardware Init → Boot Loader → Boot Target
↓↓↓↑
Power On -> Hardware Init -> Boot Loader -> Boot Target
||||
[Trust Root] [Verify] [Verify] [Handoff]
↓↑↑
[Keys/Hashes]──-─┴───────────────┘
|||
[Keys/Hashes]----|---------------|
```
#### 4.3.1.3 Measured Boot
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ This architecture requires hardware or firmware capable of secure measurement st
```
Power On → Hardware Init → Boot Loader → Boot Target