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tpm2_policynv(1)	     General Commands Manual		tpm2_policynv(1)

NAME
     tpm2_policynv(1)  - Evaluates policy authorization by comparing a specified
     value against the contents in the specified NV Index.

SYNOPSIS
     tpm2_policynv [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENT] [ARGUMENT]

DESCRIPTION
     tpm2_policynv(1) - This command evaluates policy authorization by comparing
     the contents written to an NV index against the one specified in  the  tool
     options.	The tool takes two arguments - (1) The NV index specified as raw
     handle or an offset value to the nv handle range "TPM2_HR_NV_INDEX" and (2)
     Comparison operator for magnitude comparison and or  bit  test  operations.
     In  the  specification the NV index holding the data is called operandA and
     the data that the user specifies to compare is called operandB.   The  com-
     parison operator can be specified as follows: * "eq" if operandA = operandB
     *	"neq"  if  operandA  !=  operandB  *  "sgt"  if signed operandA > signed
     operandB * "ugt" if unsigned operandA > unsigned operandB * "slt" if signed
     operandA < signed operandB * "ult" if unsigned operandA < unsigned operandB
     * "sge" if signed operandA >= signed operandB * "uge" if unsigned	operandA
     >=  unsigned  operandB  *	"sle"  if signed operandA <= unsigned operandB *
     "ule" if unsigned operandA <= unsigned operandB * "bs" if all bits  set  in
     operandA  are  set in operandB * "bc" if all bits set in operandA are clear
     in operandB

OPTIONS
     * -C, --hierarchy=OBJECT:

       Specifies the hierarchy used to authorize.  Supported options are:

       * o for TPM_RH_OWNER

       * p for TPM_RH_PLATFORM

       * <num> where a hierarchy handle or nv-index may be used.

       When -C isn't explicitly passed the index handle will be used  to  autho-
       rize against the index.	The index auth value is set via the -p option to
       tpm2_nvdefine(1).

     * -P, --auth=AUTH:

       Specifies the authorization value for the hierarchy.

     * -L, --policy=FILE:

       File to save the policy digest.

     * -S, --session=FILE:

       The policy session file generated via the -S option to tpm2_startauthses-
       sion or saved off of a previous tool run.

     * --offset=NATURAL_NUMBER:

       The  offset  within  the NV index to start comparing at.  The size of the
       data starting at offset and ending at size of NV index shall  not  exceed
       the size of the operand specified in the options.

     * --cphash=FILE

       File path to record the hash of the command parameters.	This is commonly
       termed  as cpHash.  NOTE: When this option is selected, The tool will not
       actually execute the command, it simply returns a cpHash.

     * -i, --input=FILE:

       Specifies the input file with data to compare to NV Index  contents.   In
       the  standard  specification,  this is termed as operand or operandB more
       specifically .  It can be specified as a file input or  stdin  if  option
       value is a "-".

   References
COMMON OPTIONS
     This collection of options are common to many programs and provide informa-
     tion that many users may expect.

     * -h,  --help=[man|no-man]:  Display the tools manpage.  By default, it at-
       tempts to invoke the manpager for the tool, however, on failure will out-
       put a short tool summary.  This is the same behavior if the "man"  option
       argument  is  specified, however if explicit "man" is requested, the tool
       will provide errors from man on stderr.	If the "no-man" option if speci-
       fied, or the manpager fails, the short options will be output to stdout.

       To successfully use the manpages feature requires the manpages to be  in-
       stalled or on MANPATH, See man(1) for more details.

     * -v, --version: Display version information for this tool, supported tctis
       and exit.

     * -V,  --verbose: Increase the information that the tool prints to the con-
       sole during its execution.  When using this option the file and line num-
       ber are printed.

     * -Q, --quiet: Silence normal tool output to stdout.

     * -Z, --enable-errata: Enable the application of errata fixups.  Useful  if
       an  errata fixup needs to be applied to commands sent to the TPM.  Defin-
       ing the environment TPM2TOOLS_ENABLE_ERRATA is  equivalent.   information
       many users may expect.

TCTI Configuration
     The  TCTI	or  "Transmission Interface" is the communication mechanism with
     the TPM.  TCTIs can be changed for communication with TPMs across different
     mediums.

     To control the TCTI, the tools respect:

     1. The command line option -T or --tcti

     2. The environment variable: TPM2TOOLS_TCTI.

     Note: The command line option always overrides the environment variable.

     The current known TCTIs are:

     * tabrmd	  -	 The	  resource	manager,      called	  tabrmd
       (https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-abrmd).	 Note  that  tabrmd  and
       abrmd as a tcti name are synonymous.

     * mssim - Typically used for communicating to the TPM software simulator.

     * device - Used when talking directly to a TPM device file.

     * none - Do not initalize a connection with the TPM.  Some tools allow  for
       off-tpm	options  and  thus  support not using a TCTI.  Tools that do not
       support it will error when attempted to be used without	a  TCTI  connec-
       tion.   Does  not  support ANY options and MUST BE presented as the exact
       text of "none".

     The arguments to either the command line option or the environment variable
     are in the form:

     <tcti-name>:<tcti-option-config>

     Specifying an empty string for either the <tcti-name> or  <tcti-option-con-
     fig> results in the default being used for that portion respectively.

   TCTI Defaults
     When  a  TCTI  is	not  specified,  the  default TCTI is searched for using
     dlopen(3) semantics.  The tools will search for tabrmd,  device  and  mssim
     TCTIs  IN	THAT ORDER and USE THE FIRST ONE FOUND.  You can query what TCTI
     will be chosen as the default by using the -v option to print  the  version
     information.   The "default-tcti" key-value pair will indicate which of the
     aforementioned TCTIs is the default.

   Custom TCTIs
     Any TCTI that implements the dynamic TCTI interface  can  be  loaded.   The
     tools internally use dlopen(3), and the raw tcti-name value is used for the
     lookup.   Thus,  this  could  be a path to the shared library, or a library
     name as understood by dlopen(3) semantics.

TCTI OPTIONS
     This collection of options are used to configure  the  various  known  TCTI
     modules available:

     * device: For the device TCTI, the TPM character device file for use by the
       device TCTI can be specified.  The default is /dev/tpm0.

       Example: -T device:/dev/tpm0 or export TPM2TOOLS_TCTI="device:/dev/tpm0"

     * mssim:  For the mssim TCTI, the domain name or IP address and port number
       used by the simulator can be specified.	The default  are  127.0.0.1  and
       2321.

       Example:       -T      mssim:host=localhost,port=2321	  or	  export
       TPM2TOOLS_TCTI="mssim:host=localhost,port=2321"

     * abrmd: For the abrmd TCTI, the configuration string format is a series of
       simple key value pairs separated by a `,' character.  Each key and  value
       string are separated by a `=' character.

       * TCTI abrmd supports two keys:

	 1. `bus_name' : The name of the tabrmd service on the bus (a string).

	 2. `bus_type'	:  The	type  of the dbus instance (a string) limited to
	    `session' and `system'.

       Specify the tabrmd tcti name and a config  string  of  bus_name=com.exam-
       ple.FooBar:

	      \--tcti=tabrmd:bus_name=com.example.FooBar

       Specify the default (abrmd) tcti and a config string of bus_type=session:

	      \--tcti:bus_type=session

       NOTE: abrmd and tabrmd are synonymous.  the various known TCTI modules.

EXAMPLES
     Test  if NV index content value is equal to an input number.  To do this we
     first create an NV index of size 1 byte and  write  a  value.   Eg.   0xAA.
     Next  we attempt to create a policy that becomes valid if the equality com-
     parison operation of the NV index content against the one specified in  the
     tool options.

   Define the test NV Index and write the value 0xAA to it
	    nv_test_index=0x01500001
	    tpm2_nvdefine -C o -p nvpass $nv_test_index -a "authread|authwrite" -s 1
	    echo "aa" | xxd -r -p | tpm2_nvwrite -P nvpass -i- $nv_test_index

   Attempt defining policynv with wrong comparison value specified in options.
	    tpm2_startauthsession -S session.ctx --policy-session
	    ### This should fail
	    echo 0xBB | tpm2_policynv -S session.ctx -L policy.nv -i- 0x1500001 eq -P nvpass
	    tpm2_flushcontext session.ctx

   Attempt defining policynv with right comparison value specified in options.
	    tpm2_startauthsession -S session.ctx --policy-session
	    ### This should pass
	    echo 0xAA | tpm2_policynv -S session.ctx -L policy.nv -i- 0x1500001 eq -P nvpass
	    tpm2_flushcontext session.ctx

Returns
     Tools can return any of the following codes:

     * 0 - Success.

     * 1 - General non-specific error.

     * 2 - Options handling error.

     * 3 - Authentication error.

     * 4 - TCTI related error.

     * 5 - Non supported scheme.  Applicable to tpm2_testparams.

Limitations
     It expects a session to be already established via tpm2_startauthsession(1)
     and requires one of the following:

     * direct device access

     * extended session support with tpm2-abrmd.

     Without it, most resource managers will not save session state between com-
     mand invocations.

BUGS
     Github Issues (https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-tools/issues)

HELP
     See     the     Mailing	List	(https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mail-
     man/listinfo/tpm2)

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