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Documentation: security, JTAG/SWD locking

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Description

The documentation in https://github.com/pyocd/pyOCD/blob/main/docs/security.md does a great job of describing how to unlock a chip if it is locked (although it seems a little out of date, some of the sample commands returned errors). But security.md fails to describe how to lock a chip if it is unlocked.

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Research direction

Start with docs/security.md and review the existing unlock instructions, including which sample commands are now outdated. Add clear documentation for locking an unlocked chip through the relevant JTAG/SWD workflow, and verify that the documented commands and expected results are accurate.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation, embedded-iot, security
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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