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SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later\n \n+s390 Secure IPL\n+===============\n+\n+Secure IPL, also known as secure boot, enables s390-ccw virtual machines to\n+verify the integrity of guest kernels.\n+\n+For technical details of this feature, see the\n+:doc:`specs document `.\n+\n+This document explains how to use secure IPL with s390x in QEMU. It covers\n+the command line options for providing certificates and enabling secure IPL,\n+the different IPL modes (Normal, Audit, and Secure), and system requirements.\n+\n+A quickstart guide is provided to demonstrate how to generate certificates,\n+sign images, and start a guest in Secure Mode.\n+\n+\n Secure IPL Command Line Options\n -------------------------------\n \n@@ -79,3 +96,86 @@ Configuration:\n .. code-block:: shell\n \n qemu-system-s390x -machine s390-ccw-virtio,secure-boot=on,boot-certs.0.path=/.../qemu/certs,boot-certs.1.path=/another/path/cert.pem ...\n+\n+\n+Constraints\n+-----------\n+\n+The following constraints apply when attempting to boot an s390x guest in secure\n+mode:\n+\n+- z16 or \"qemu\" CPU model\n+- certificates must be in X.509 PEM format\n+- only support for SCSI scheme of virtio-blk/virtio-scsi devices\n+- a boot device must be specified\n+- any unsupported devices (e.g., ECKD and VFIO) or non-eligible devices (e.g.,\n+ network) will cause the entire boot process terminating early with an error\n+ logged to the console.\n+\n+\n+Secure IPL Quickstart\n+---------------------\n+\n+Build QEMU with gnutls enabled\n+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n+\n+.. code-block:: shell\n+\n+ ./configure … --enable-gnutls\n+\n+Generate certificate (e.g. via certtool)\n+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n+\n+A private key is required before generating a certificate. This key must be kept\n+secure and confidential.\n+\n+Use an RSA private key for signing.\n+\n+.. code-block:: shell\n+\n+ certtool --generate-privkey > key.pem\n+\n+A self-signed certificate requires the organization name. Use the ``cert.info``\n+template to pre-fill values and avoid interactive prompts from certtool.\n+\n+.. code-block:: shell\n+\n+ cat > cert.info <