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From: Christian Ludwig <christian_ludwig@genua.de>
To: <pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com>
Subject: [PATCH pve-docs 7/7] sev: Describe VCEK retieval
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:14:11 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c83f19055297a042ea8556e206525f0be6070590.1790236164.git@genua.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <chipid.1790235905.git@genua.de>

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Describe where to find information in the API to retrieve the VCEK from
AMD's Key Distribution Server.

Signed-off-by: Christian Ludwig <christian_ludwig@genua.de>
---
 qm.adoc | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc
index 37950fc..54b3d42 100644
--- a/qm.adoc
+++ b/qm.adoc
@@ -856,6 +856,19 @@ Y
 The number of ASIDs gives the maximum number of confidential guests for each
 type that can run in parallel.
 
+{pve} probes the host's Secure Processor at boot and exposes the data that is
+needed to attest a confidential guest through the API:
+
+----
+# pvesh get /nodes/{node}/capabilities/qemu/sev
+----
+
+This reports the chip unique ID and the reported TCB security patch levels.
+Together they identify the Versioned Chip Endorsement Key (VCEK) that the
+firmware uses to sign attestation reports on this host. A remote attestation
+service can use this information to fetch the matching certificate from AMD's
+Key Distribution Service.
+
 *Guest Requirements:*
 
 * edk2-OVMF
-- 
2.34.1


      parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-24 14:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-24 14:14 [PATCH 0/7] SEV: Expose chip ID and reported TCB versions Christian Ludwig
2026-09-24 14:14 ` [PATCH pve-common 1/7] procfs: read CPU model and stepping from cpuinfo Christian Ludwig
2026-09-24 14:14 ` [PATCH qemu-server 2/7] sev: Detect SEV- Christian Ludwig
2026-09-24 14:14 ` [PATCH qemu-server 3/7] sev: Expose chip ID and reported TCB versions Christian Ludwig
2026-09-24 14:14 ` [PATCH qemu-server 4/7] api: add endpoint for SEV attestation data Christian Ludwig
2026-09-24 14:14 ` [PATCH pve-manager 5/7] api: register SEV capabilities endpoint Christian Ludwig
2026-09-24 14:14 ` [PATCH pve-docs 6/7] qm: Describe ASIDs for SEV Christian Ludwig
2026-09-24 14:14 ` Christian Ludwig [this message]

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