Enhanced Boot Loader Security (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/5/2010

This topic contains information on securing a device using enhanced boot loader security including best practices, creating the enhanced boot loader, and flashing the device.

Boot Loader (Optional)

The boot loader allows you to store code permanently on the device and provides low level access to physical memory and data stores. It is essential to lock it down and only allow privileged parties to access the boot loader.

The following illustration shows a typical external interaction using the boot loader.

See Also

Tasks

Creating an Enhanced Boot Loader

Concepts

Flashing Recommendations
Best Practices for Enhancing Boot Loader Security

Other Resources

Developing a Boot Loader