pvattest(1)

NAME
pvattest - create, perform, and verify attestation measurements

SYNOPSIS
pvattest [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

DESCRIPTION
Create, perform, and verify attestation measurements for IBM Secure Execution guest systems.

PVATTEST COMMANDS

create
    Create an attestation measurement request

perform
    Send the attestation request to the Ultravisor

verify
    Verify an attestation response

check
    Check if the attestation result matches defined policies

OPTIONS

-v, --verbose
    Provide more detailed output.

-q, --quiet
    Provide less output.

--version
    Print version information and exit.

-h, --help
    Print help (see a summary with '-h').

EXAMPLES
For details refer to the man page of the command.

Create the request on a trusted system.

	trusted:~$ pvattest create -k hkd.crt --cert CA.crt --cert ibmsk.crt --arpk arp.key -o attreq.bin
On the SE-guest, perform the attestation.

	seguest:~$ pvattest perform attreq.bin attresp.bin
On a trusted system, verify that the response is correct. Here, the protection key from the creation and the SE-guest’s header is used to verify the measurement.

	trusted:~$ pvattest verify -i attresp.bin --arpk arp.key --hdr se_guest.hdr
	trusted:~$ echo $?
	0
If the measurements do not match pvattest exits with code 2 and emits an error message. The SE-guest attestation failed.

	trusted:~$ pvattest verify -i wrongresp.bin --arpk arp.key --hdr se_guest.hdr
	ERROR: Attestation measurement verification failed:
	       Calculated and received attestation measurement are not the same.
	trusted:~$ echo $?
	2

SEE ALSO

pvattest-create(1) pvattest-perform(1) pvattest-verify(1) pvattest-check(1)