Focusing on the use of the UEFI Shell and its recently released formal
specification, this book unlocks a wide range of usage models which can
help people best utilize the shell solutions. This text also expands on
the obvious intended utilization of the shell and explains how it can be
used in various areas such as security, networking, configuration, and
other anticipated uses such as manufacturing, diagnostics, etc. Among
other topics, Harnessing the UEFI Shell demonstrates how to write
Shell scripts, how to write a Shell application, how to use provisioning
options and more. Since the Shell is also a UEFI component, the book
will make clear how the two things interoperate and how both Shell
developers as well as UEFI developers can dip into the other's field to
further expand the power of their solutions.
Harnessing the UEFI Shell is authored by the three chairs of the UEFI
working sub-teams, Michael Rothman (Intel, chair of the UEFI
Configuration and UEFI Shell sub-teams), Vincent Zimmer (Intel, chair of
the UEFI networking sub-team and security sub-team), and Tim Lewis
(Insyde Software, chair of the UEFI security sub-team). This book is
perfect for any OEMs that ship UEFI-based solutions (which is all of the
MNCs such as IBM, Dell, HP, Apple, etc.), software developers who are
focused on delivering solutions targeted to manufacturing, diagnostics,
hobbyists, or stand-alone kiosk environments.
