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American Megatrends Announces New Solution Compatible with NIST SP 800-155 'BIOS Integrity Measurement Guidelines' for Aptio V UEFI FirmwareNORCROSS, Ga., July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI), a global leader in BIOS, remote management and network data storage solutions, is pleased to introduce a new solution for its flagship Aptio® V UEFI Firmware that is compatible with the NIST SP 800-155 "BIOS Integrity Measurement Guidelines". In its Special Publication 800-155, NIST outlines the fundamentals of BIOS integrity measurement. This description includes a method to determine if the BIOS has been modified as well as the method for reporting and mitigating attacks against the BIOS. "These guidelines describe what is needed to establish a chain of trust for the BIOS," commented Subramonian Shankar, President and CEO of American Megatrends. "In accordance with the NIST SP 800-155 guidelines, our Aptio V Firmware solution provides a means of generating and collecting the original BIOS measurements, called 'the Golden Measurement Generation', along with a means of storing the measurements that is either tamper-resistant or tamper-evident, called 'the Collection Agent' and a means of conveying the measurements toan analyzing agent, called the 'Transmission and Reporting Agents'." "Our goal in developing a NIST SP 800-155 compatible solution for Aptio V was to demonstrate to our customers that AMI is deeply committed to developing the most secure and tamper-resistant UEFI solutions available in the market today," he commented. For more information about the NIST SP 800-155 guidelines and how they are incorporated in Aptio V UEFI Firmware from American Megatrends, please contact an AMI representative at 1-800-U-BUY-AMI / +1-770-246-8600. About AMI: For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-megatrends-announces-new-solution-compatible-with-nist-sp-800-155-bios-integrity-measurement-guidelines-for-aptio-v-uefi-firmware-300107720.html SOURCE American Megatrends, Inc. |