Abstract: A boot verification method is applied to an electronic device having a secure boot function. An algorithm selection identifier is set in the electronic device to indicate an algorithm used by the electronic device in a boot process, so that on the basis of supporting a plurality of algorithms, the electronic device can select, based on the algorithm selection identifier, a corresponding algorithm to perform boot.

Abstract: This application provides a secure boot apparatus and method. A control circuit in the secure boot apparatus can obtain boot code in a nonvolatile memory by using a non-programmable circuit, and verify the boot code by using a root of trust. In this way, even if the root of trust is not built in a processor, the verification on the boot code can be implemented by using the control circuit. This effectively reduces dependency of a secure boot process on processor performance. In addition, because the non-programmable circuit can be respectively coupled to the control circuit and the nonvolatile memory through two interfaces of different types, a requirement for the secure boot process on an interface protocol type of the control circuit is reduced, and application flexibility of a secure boot solution is improved.

Abstract: A hardware detection method a includes sending first verification data to a physical carrier, where the physical carrier carries a plurality of pieces of hardware; receiving a ciphertext and binding relationship information from the physical carrier, where the ciphertext is obtained after at least two of the f pieces of hardware respectively encrypt the first verification data using respective keys, and where the binding relationship information indicates a binding relationship between the at least two pieces of hardware; verifying the ciphertext and the binding relationship information; and determining security of the at least two pieces of hardware based on a verification result.

Abstract: A time synchronization method includes, a boundary device of a third-party network side receives a synchronization packet carrying a time synchronization offset and is delivered by a boundary device of an upstream network side on the basis that boundary devices in an entire network are all boundary clock (BC) devices, where the time synchronization offset is a time offset between a time domain of the upstream network and a time domain of the third-party network, and the boundary device of the third-party network side transparently transmits the synchronization packet carrying the time synchronization offset to a boundary device of a downstream network side such that the boundary device of the downstream network side performs time synchronization with the boundary device of the upstream network side according to the time synchronization offset. Thus time synchronization among multiple time domains in a network.

Abstract: A time synchronization method includes, a boundary device of a third-party network side receives a synchronization packet carrying a time synchronization offset and is delivered by a boundary device of an upstream network side on the basis that boundary devices in an entire network are all boundary clock (BC) devices, where the time synchronization offset is a time offset between a time domain of the upstream network and a time domain of the third-party network, and the boundary device of the third-party network side transparently transmits the synchronization packet carrying the time synchronization offset to a boundary device of a downstream network side such that the boundary device of the downstream network side performs time synchronization with the boundary device of the upstream network side according to the time synchronization offset. Thus time synchronization among multiple time domains in a network.