1. A method performed by a processor disposed on a circuit board of an electronic device, the method comprising: processing an attempt to initialize the electronic device, the processing comprising: reading, by the processor, multiple unique identifiers permanently stored on the processor, wherein the unique identifiers are associated with corresponding components on the circuit board; comparing, by the processor, a unique identifier read from each of the components on the circuit board with a respective stored unique identifier; and responsive to the comparing that matches the unique identifier read from each component with the respective stored unique identifier, allowing the attempt to initialize the electronic device to proceed.