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ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware

Read-only mirror of Trusted Firmware-A observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware · homepage · C · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license no_readme

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4699
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2251 stars · 1580 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) is a reference implementation of secure world software (EL3 firmware, trusted boot, and a small trusted runtime) for Armv7-A, Armv8-A, and Armv9-A application processors. This repository is a read-only GitHub mirror of the official TrustedFirmware.org project, written in C.

Use cases

  • implement secure boot for an Arm SoC
  • port EL3 secure monitor firmware to a new Arm platform
  • build a Trusted Execution Environment foundation with TrustZone
  • bring up a custom Armv8-A board with reference firmware
  • comply with Arm security specifications for chip designs

When to choose

  • you are developing or porting firmware for Arm A-Profile processors
  • you need a standards-compliant trusted boot and EL3 runtime
  • you want the reference implementation of Arm security specifications

When to avoid

  • you need firmware for Cortex-M microcontrollers (use Trusted Firmware-M instead)
  • you are looking for a general-purpose bootloader like U-Boot
  • you need application-level software rather than low-level secure firmware

Facets

library · maturity active

security cryptography embedded embedded-systems security operating-systems hardware embedded firmware trusted-boot trustzone el3 secure-monitor arm bootloader tee

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Member repositories

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