VIRT-FW-VARS(1)

NAME
virt-fw-vars - manual page for virt-fw-vars 25.10

DESCRIPTION
The virt-fw-vars utility can print and modify UEFI variable stores. Supported formats are standard edk2 (as used by ovmf and armvirt) and aws.

usage: virt-fw-vars [-h] [-l LEVEL] [-i FILE] [--inplace FILE]

[--extract-certs] [-d VAR] [--set-true VAR]
    [--set-false VAR] [--set-json FILE] [--set-boot-uri LINK] [--append-boot-filepath FILE] [--set-shim-debug] [--set-shim-verbose] [--set-fallback-verbose] [--set-fallback-no-reboot] [--set-sbat-level FILE] [--set-pk GUID FILE] [--add-kek GUID FILE] [--add-db GUID FILE] [--add-db-hash GUID HASH] [--set-dbx FILE] [--add-dbx FILE] [--add-dbx-cert GUID FILE] [--add-dbx-hash GUID HASH] [--add-mok GUID FILE] [--add-mok-hash GUID HASH] [--enroll-redhat] [--enroll-cert CERT] [--enroll-generate CN] [--enroll-mgmt] [--no-microsoft] [--microsoft-db {none,win11,win23,win+rom23,uefi11,uefi23,uefi+rom23,redhat,redhat+rom,all}] [--microsoft-kek {none,2011,2023,all}] [--distro-keys DISTRO] [--distro-list] [--sb] [-p] [-v] [--hashes] [-x] [-o FILE] [--output-aws FILE] [--output-json FILE] [--output-auth DIR]

Print and modify EFI variable stores.

  options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-l, --loglevel LEVEL
    set loglevel to LEVEL

-i, --input FILE
    read edk2 or aws vars from FILE

--inplace, --in-place FILE
    modify FILE in place

--extract-certs
    extract all certificates

  Variable options:

-d, --delete VAR
    delete variable VAR, can be specified multiple times

--set-true VAR
    set variable VAR to true, can be specified multiple times

--set-false VAR
    set variable VAR to false, can be specified multiple times

--set-json FILE
    set variables from json dump FILE

  Boot configuration:

--set-boot-uri LINK
    set network boot uri to LINK (once, using BootNext)

--append-boot-filepath FILE
    append boot entry for FILE (permanent, using BootOrder)

  shim.efi configuration:

--set-shim-debug
    enable shim.efi debugging (pause for debugger attach)

--set-shim-verbose
    enable shim.efi verbose messages

--set-fallback-verbose
    enable fallback.efi verbose messages

--set-fallback-no-reboot
    disable rebooting for fallback.efi

--set-sbat-level FILE
    set SbatLevel variable

  Secure boot setup options:

--set-pk, --set-pk-cert GUID FILE
    set PK to x509 cert, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner GUID

--add-kek, --add-kek-cert GUID FILE
    add x509 cert to KEK, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times

--add-db, --add-db-cert GUID FILE
    add x509 cert to db, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times

--add-db-hash GUID HASH
    add sha256 HASH to db, with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times

--set-dbx FILE
    initialize dbx with update from FILE

--add-dbx FILE
    append dbx update from FILE

--add-dbx-cert GUID FILE
    add x509 cert to dbx, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times

--add-dbx-hash GUID HASH
    add sha256 HASH to dbx, with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times

--add-mok, --add-mok-cert GUID FILE
    add x509 cert to MokList, loaded in pem or der format from FILE and with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times

--add-mok-hash GUID HASH
    add sha256 HASH to MokList, with owner GUID, can be specified multiple times

  Secure boot convinience shortcuts:

--enroll-redhat
    enroll default certificates for redhat platform

--enroll-cert CERT
    enroll using specified certificate

--enroll-generate CN
    enroll using generated cert with given common name

--enroll-mgmt
    enroll using external management guid

--no-microsoft
    same as "--microsoft-db none"

--microsoft-db, --profile {none,win11,win23,win+rom23,uefi11,uefi23,uefi+rom23,redhat,redhat+rom,all}
    choose microsoft db keys to enroll

--microsoft-kek {none,2011,2023,all}
    choose microsoft KEK keys to enroll

--distro-keys DISTRO
    add ca keys for DISTRO

--distro-list
    list known distros

--sb, --secure-boot
    enable secure boot mode

  Print options:

-p, --print
    print varstore

-v, --verbose
    print varstore verbosely

--hashes
    print signature db sha256 hashes

-x, --hexdump
    print variable hexdumps

  Output options:

-o, --output FILE
    write edk2 or aws vars to FILE, using the same format the --input FILE has.

--output-aws FILE
    write aws vars to FILE

--output-json FILE
    write json dump to FILE

--output-auth DIR
    write *.auth files to DIR

EXAMPLES

Print variable store.
    virt-fw-vars --input ${guest}_VARS.fd \
                 --print --verbose

Enroll default (microsoft) secure boot certificates
    virt-fw-vars --input OVMF_VARS.fd \
                 --output OVMF_VARS.secboot.fd \
                 --enroll-redhat \
                 --secure-boot

AUTHOR
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>