How can I improve the security of my Quartus® Prime Software installation? - How can I improve the security of my Quartus® Prime Software installation? Description You can improve the security of your Quartus® Prime Software installation by following these security recommendations: • Install the latest tools that support your design. • During installation, select only the minimum software components that you require. • Install the latest version of the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software or the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software backward-compatible components that require connection to network or FPGA hardware device ( FPGA Software Download Center , Additional Software tab): • FLEXlm License Server Software • Quartus® Prime Programmer and Tools, which includes Quartus Programmer, JTAG utilities, and USB-Blaster Drivers • Turn off the following optional features that connect to the Internet: • Check for software updates: Tools menu > Options , Internet Connectivity tab; Disable options under Startup . • Crash reporter: Tools menu > Options , Internet Connectivity tab, Problem report; Disable Always send report to Altera when internal error occurs (command-line only) • Talkback: Tools menu > Options , Internet Connectivity tab, TalkBack Options; Disable Turn on the Quartus® II software TalkBack feature option if you were using Quartus® II software edition 16.0 and below • Install and run the Quartus® Prime Software or Quartus® II software under unprivileged system accounts (No root/administrator privileges). • Set your firewall rules to block network connectivity for any of the Quartus® II software, Quartus® Prime software, or ModelSim* component: • Allow traffic only to the FlexLM license server, or use a node-locked fixed license instead of a network floating license. • Use System Console and related on-chip debug tools in a secure environment by opening ports (assigned when installing the server) only for inter-process communication on local machine. • Only open Quartus® Prime projects and files from trusted sources. The Quartus® Prime Software incorporates scripting capabilities and supports automated script execution that can be exploited by a malicious actor that is able to control Quartus® Prime Software project files. • Ensure all directories under your PATH environment variables are trusted. The Quartus® Prime software relies on the system environment variables to locate the 3 rd party simulations tools. • If you are using JTAG server, use SSH tunneling as recommended in Application Note 939 . Resolution NIL Custom Fields values: ['novalue'] Troubleshooting 1409884367; 14016100881 False ['novalue'] ['FPGA Dev Tools Quartus® Prime Software Pro'] novalue 19.3 ['Programmable Logic Devices'] ['novalue'] ['novalue'] ['novalue']