Learn how to implement a secure chain of trust to harden the SONiC network operating system boot process against sophisticated firmware and hardware attacks in this 33-minute conference presentation from NANOG. Explore advanced security measures designed to protect network infrastructure as attackers increasingly target firmware and hardware components as prime exploitation vectors. Discover practical approaches to improving the resilience of boot infrastructure against various types of failures, ensuring robust network operations even under adverse conditions. Gain insights into the latest security initiatives for network operating systems and understand how these implementations can strengthen your data center networking infrastructure. The presentation is delivered by Prashanth Buddhala, a Principal Engineer at Cisco who specializes in computer networking for AI in data centers and security for network operating systems, along with co-presenter Sachin Naik.