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.TH "SYSTEMD\-PCRPHASE\&.SERVICE" "8" "" "systemd 253" "systemd-pcrphase.service"
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.SH "NAME"
systemd-pcrphase.service, systemd-pcrphase-sysinit.service, systemd-pcrphase-initrd.service, systemd-pcrmachine.service, systemd-pcrfs-root.service, systemd-pcrfs@.service, systemd-pcrphase \- Measure boot phase into TPM2 PCR 11, machine ID and file system identity into PCR 15
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
systemd\-pcrphase\&.service
.PP
systemd\-pcrphase\-sysinit\&.service
.PP
systemd\-pcrphase\-initrd\&.service
.PP
systemd\-pcrmachine\&.service
.PP
systemd\-pcrfs\-root\&.service
.PP
systemd\-pcrfs@\&.service
.PP
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd\-pcrphase
[\fISTRING\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
systemd\-pcrphase\&.service,
systemd\-pcrphase\-sysinit\&.service, and
systemd\-pcrphase\-initrd\&.service
are system services that measure specific strings into TPM2 PCR 11 during boot at various milestones of the boot process\&.
.PP
systemd\-pcrmachine\&.service
is a system service that measures the machine ID (see
\fBmachine-id\fR(5)) into PCR 15\&.
.PP
systemd\-pcrfs\-root\&.service
and
systemd\-pcrfs@\&.service
are services that measure file system identity information (i\&.e\&. mount point, file system type, label and UUID, partition label and UUID) into PCR 15\&.
systemd\-pcrfs\-root\&.service
does so for the root file system,
systemd\-pcrfs@\&.service
is a template unit that measures the file system indicated by its instance identifier instead\&.
.PP
These services require
\fBsystemd-stub\fR(7)
to be used in a unified kernel image (UKI)\&. They execute no operation when the stub has not been used to invoke the kernel\&. The stub will measure the invoked kernel and associated vendor resources into PCR 11 before handing control to it; once userspace is invoked these services then will extend TPM2 PCR 11 with certain literal strings indicating phases of the boot process\&. During a regular boot process PCR 11 is extended with the following strings:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04' 1.\h'+01'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP "  1." 4.2
.\}
"enter\-initrd"
\(em early when the initrd initializes, before activating system extension images for the initrd\&. It acts as a barrier between the time where the kernel initializes and where the initrd starts operating and enables system extension images, i\&.e\&. code shipped outside of the UKI\&. (This extension happens when the
\fBsystemd-pcrphase-initrd.service\fR(8)
service is started\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04' 2.\h'+01'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP "  2." 4.2
.\}
"leave\-initrd"
\(em when the initrd is about to transition into the host file system\&. It acts as barrier between initrd code and host OS code\&. (This extension happens when the
systemd\-pcrphase\-initrd\&.service
service is stopped\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04' 3.\h'+01'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP "  3." 4.2
.\}
"sysinit"
\(em when basic system initialization is complete (which includes local file systems having been mounted), and the system begins starting regular system services\&. (This extension happens when the
\fBsystemd-pcrphase-sysinit.service\fR(8)
service is started\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04' 4.\h'+01'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP "  4." 4.2
.\}
"ready"
\(em during later boot\-up, after remote file systems have been activated (i\&.e\&. after
remote\-fs\&.target), but before users are permitted to log in (i\&.e\&. before
systemd\-user\-sessions\&.service)\&. It acts as barrier between the time where unprivileged regular users are still prohibited to log in and where they are allowed to log in\&. (This extension happens when the
systemd\-pcrphase\&.service
service is started\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04' 5.\h'+01'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP "  5." 4.2
.\}
"shutdown"
\(em when the system shutdown begins\&. It acts as barrier between the time the system is fully up and running and where it is about to shut down\&. (This extension happens when the
systemd\-pcrphase\&.service
service is stopped\&.)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04' 6.\h'+01'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP "  6." 4.2
.\}
"final"
\(em at the end of system shutdown\&. It acts as barrier between the time the service manager still runs and when it transitions into the final shutdown phase where service management is not available anymore\&. (This extension happens when the
\fBsystemd-pcrphase-sysinit.service\fR(8)
service is stopped\&.)
.RE
.PP
During a regular system lifecycle, PCR 11 is extended with the strings
"enter\-initrd",
"leave\-initrd",
"sysinit",
"ready",
"shutdown", and
"final"\&.
.PP
Specific phases of the boot process may be referenced via the series of strings measured, separated by colons (the "phase path")\&. For example, the phase path for the regular system runtime is
"enter\-initrd:leave\-initrd:sysinit:ready", while the one for the initrd is just
"enter\-initrd"\&. The phase path for the boot phase before the initrd is an empty string; because that\*(Aqs hard to pass around a single colon (":") may be used instead\&. Note that the aforementioned six strings are just the default strings and individual systems might measure other strings at other times, and thus implement different and more fine\-grained boot phases to bind policy to\&.
.PP
By binding policy of TPM2 objects to a specific phase path it is possible to restrict access to them to specific phases of the boot process, for example making it impossible to access the root file system\*(Aqs encryption key after the system transitioned from the initrd into the host root file system\&.
.PP
Use
\fBsystemd-measure\fR(1)
to pre\-calculate expected PCR 11 values for specific boot phases (via the
\fB\-\-phase=\fR
switch)\&.
.PP
systemd\-pcrfs\-root\&.service
and
systemd\-pcrfs@\&.service
are automatically pulled into the initial transaction by
\fBsystemd-gpt-auto-generator\fR(8)
for the root and
/var/
file systems\&.
\fBsystemd-fstab-generator\fR(8)
will do this for all mounts with the
\fBx\-systemd\&.pcrfs\fR
mount option in
/etc/fstab\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The
/usr/lib/systemd/system\-pcrphase
executable may also be invoked from the command line, where it expects the word to extend into PCR 11, as well as the following switches:
.PP
\fB\-\-bank=\fR
.RS 4
Takes the PCR banks to extend the specified word into\&. If not specified the tool automatically determines all enabled PCR banks and measures the word into all of them\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-tpm2\-device=\fR\fIPATH\fR
.RS 4
Controls which TPM2 device to use\&. Expects a device node path referring to the TPM2 chip (e\&.g\&.
/dev/tpmrm0)\&. Alternatively the special value
"auto"
may be specified, in order to automatically determine the device node of a suitable TPM2 device (of which there must be exactly one)\&. The special value
"list"
may be used to enumerate all suitable TPM2 devices currently discovered\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-graceful\fR
.RS 4
If no TPM2 firmware, kernel subsystem, kernel driver or device support is found, exit with exit status 0 (i\&.e\&. indicate success)\&. If this is not specified any attempt to measure without a TPM2 device will cause the invocation to fail\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-machine\-id\fR
.RS 4
Instead of measuring a word specified on the command line into PCR 11, measure the host\*(Aqs machine ID into PCR 15\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-file\-system=\fR
.RS 4
Instead of measuring a word specified on the command line into PCR 11, measure identity information of the specified file system into PCR 15\&. The parameter must be the path to the established mount point of the file system to measure\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Print a short help text and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Print a short version string and exit\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsystemd\fR(1),
\fBsystemd-stub\fR(7),
\fBsystemd-measure\fR(1),
\fBsystemd-gpt-auto-generator\fR(8),
\fBsystemd-fstab-generator\fR(8)
