Introduction to UEFI HTTP(s) Boot with QEMU/OVMF

Modern UEFI-based systems can boot over HTTP(S), which offers significant security and availability advantages over the legacy PXE/TFTP method. The article demonstrates how to configure UEFI HTTP boot using QEMU/OVMF, explaining that a virtual random number generator device must be enabled in the network stack for the boot process to function properly. The author documents the technical setup and troubleshooting steps needed to boot from a remote HTTP server in a virtualized environment.